Lord Francis Hervey JP (16 October 1846 – 10 January 1931)[1] was a British barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1874 and 1892.
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Hervey was the fourth and youngest son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol and his wife Lady Katherine Isabella Manners, fourth daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland.[2] His older brothers were Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol and Lord Augustus Hervey.[3] He was educated at Eton College and later Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1869.[4] Hervey was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1872 and was nominated an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford two years later.[4]
At the 1874 general election Hervey was elected Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and held the seat until 1880.[1] He was elected for the constituency again in 1885 and sat for it until 1892.[1] In the latter year, he was appointed Second Civil Service Commissioner, an office he held until 1907, when he was promoted to First Civil Service Commissioner.[5] Hervey retired from this post in 1909[5] and maintaining the family's connections with Brighton College, he served as a member of its Council from 1910 to his death. He secured the school a 35-year lease on 8.5 acres (34,000 m2) of the family's Manor Farm property to serve as playing fields.[6] Hervey was Justice of Peace for Suffolk.[4]
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Preceded by Joseph Alfred Hardcastle Edward Greene |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1874 – 1880 With: Edward Greene |
Succeeded by Joseph Alfred Hardcastle Edward Greene |
Preceded by Joseph Alfred Hardcastle Edward Greene |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 2-seat constituency until 1885 1885 – 1892 |
Succeeded by Viscount Chelsea |