Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Carnarvon DL, FSA | |
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| The Earl of Carnarvon. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1772 Hill Street, London, England |
| Died | 16 April 1833 Grosvenor Square, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Kitty Acland (died 1813) |
Colonel Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon DL, FSA (3 June 1772 – 16 April 1833),[1] styled The Honourable Henry Herbert from 1780 to 1793 and Lord Porchester from 1793 to 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician.
Background and education
Born in Hill Street in London, Herbert was the oldest son of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon,[2] and Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham, the oldest daughter of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont.[3] He was baptised in St George's, Hanover Square on 22 June 1772.[2] His younger brothers were the sailor Charles Herbert and the botanist William Herbert.[3] Another brother, Algernon Herbert was an antiquary.[3] Herbert was educated at Eton until 1789.[2]
Career
Herbert joined the Royal Wiltshire Militia as captain in 1790 and when the West Somerset Yeomanry was raised in 1794 became its major.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel four years later and obtained colonelcy of the regiment in 1803.[1] Having been elected for Cricklade, Herbert entered the British House of Commons in 1794.[4] After the Act of Union 1801 he represented the constituency then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1811, when he succeeded his father as earl.[4] During his time as Member of Parliament he stirred an investigation into the failure of the Walcheren Campaign in 1809.[5] Herbert was nominated a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Somerset in 1803 and served as High Steward of Newbury.[1] He was chosen a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1814 and was vice-president of the Royal Horticultural Society.[6]
Family
On 26 April 1796, he married Elizabeth Kitty Acland, at St George Hanover Square.[2] She was the only daughter of Colonel John Dyke Acland and sister of Sir John Dyke Acland, 8th Baronet.[2] The couple had five children, three daughters and two sons.[7] His wife died at Shooter's Hill in 1813; Herbert survived her for twenty years until 1833.[6] He died, aged 60, at his London residence in Grosvenor Square and was buried in Burghclere in Hampshire.[6] He was succeeded in his titles by his oldest son Henry.[6]
Notes
References
- Cokayne, George Edward (1913). Vicary Gibbs, ed. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. vol. III. Exeter: William Pollard Co. Ltd.
- Doyle, James William Edmund (1886). The Official Baronage of England. vol. I. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
- Thorne, R. G. (1986). The House of Commons, 1790-1820. vol. I. London: Secker & Warburg. ISBN 0-436-52101-6.
- Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley.
- Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. I (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall.
- Sylvanus, Urban (1833). The Gentleman's Magazine. part I. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Carnarvon
- Portraits of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Estcourt John Walker-Heneage |
Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1794 – 1801 With: Thomas Estcourt |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1801 – 1811 With: Thomas Estcourt 1801–1806 Thomas Goddard 1806–1811 |
Succeeded by William Herbert Thomas Goddard |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Herbert |
Earl of Carnarvon 1811–1833 |
Succeeded by Henry Herbert |