| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Bristol PC FSA | |
|---|---|
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| Treasurer of the Household | |
In office 9 September 1841 – 29 June 1846 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | George Byng |
| Succeeded by | Lord Robert Grosvenor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1800 Portland Place, Marylebone, London |
| Died | 30 October 1864 (aged 64) Ickworth House, Suffolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Katherine Manners (1809–1848) |
| Children | 7, including Frederick, Augustus, and Francis |
| Parents | Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol Elizabeth Albana |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA (15 July 1800 – 30 October 1864), styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household under Sir Robert Peel between 1841 and 1846.
Background and education[]
Hervey was born at Portland Place, Marylebone, London, the eldest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, and his wife the Honourable Elizabeth Albana Upton,[1] daughter of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown. Lord Arthur Hervey was his younger brother.[2] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]
Political career[]
Styled Earl Jermyn after his father was raised to a marquessate in 1826, he became a member of Parliament as one of two representatives for Bury St Edmunds the same year.[2][4] In 1841 he was sworn of the Privy Council[5] and appointed Treasurer of the Household in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel,[6] an office he retained until the government fell in 1846.[7] He continued to represent Bury St Edmunds in Parliament until 1859, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords.[2][4] Apart from his political career he was also a Colonel in the West Suffolk Militia and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.[2]
Family[]
Lord Bristol married Lady Katherine Isabella Manners, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, in 1830. They had four sons and three daughters:
- Hon. Elizabeth Frederica Hervey (1832? – 1 June 1856)
- Lady Mary Katharine Isabella Hervey (1833? – 1 August 1928)
- Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol (28 June 1834 – 7 August 1907)
- Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (2 August 1837 – 28 May 1875)
- Major Lord John William Nicholas Hervey (15 November 1841 – 25 February 1902)
- Lady Adeliza Georgiana Hervey (17 August 1843 – 7 November 1911)
- Lord Francis Hervey (16 October 1846 – 10 January 1931)
Countess Jermyn died at 47 Eaton Place, London, on 20 April 1848, from smallpox, in a childbed, aged 39. Lord Bristol remained a widower until his death at Ickworth House, Suffolk, on 30 October 1864, aged 64. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest son, Frederick.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "The Honourable Elizabeth Albana Upton (1775–1844), Marchioness of Bristol". Art UK. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-honourable-elizabeth-albana-upton-17751844-marchioness-of-bristol-172023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 thepeerage.com Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol
- ↑ "Hervey, Lord Frederick William (HRVY819FW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=&suro=c&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=%22HRVY819FW%22&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)}[better source needed] }}
- ↑ "No. 20025". 8 October 1841. p. 2470. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20025/page/2470
- ↑ "No. 20017". 10 September 1841. p. 2273. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20017/page/2273
- ↑ "No. 20632". 14 August 1846. p. 2953. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20632/page/2953
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol
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