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Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol MVO (8 November 1863 – 24 October 1951) was a British nobleman, naval officer and

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politician.

Background

Hervey was the son of Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (1837–1875), the younger brother of the 3rd

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. He was born in

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, where his father was stationed. He was educated at

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and

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before joining HMS ''

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'' as a cadet in January 1877. He was a midshipman by the age of 15.

Naval and political career

In August 1901 he was appointed to command the cruiser , which was commissioned to serve in the

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the following September. He was promoted to captain on 31 December 1901 and served in this rank for a decade, commanding the battleship ''Renown'' for two months in late 1907. He was placed on the Retired List at the rank of rear admiral in May 1911. Hervey was elected at the general election in January 1906 as

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(MP) for Bury St Edmunds, but automatically resigned in August the following year when he succeeded his uncle in the peerages. He later became chairman of West Suffolk County Council from 1915 to 1934.

Family

Alice Frances Theodora Wythes, Marchioness of Bristol, 1915

The 4th Marquess married the heiress Alice Frances Theodora Wythes (1875–1957) in 1896. They had two daughters, Lady Marjorie Hervey. Marjorie married

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. In 1907 the family moved from the lodge into

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, the

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, which like most pre-War English country houses, maintained a large retinue. Feudal traditions still held sway, and the estate's tenants did not dare complain of poor housing, according to a memoir by the village schoolmistress. The 4th Marquess's brother was

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, rector 1900–1944 of the nearby village of

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, who also took services at

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, the younger brother preaching to the elder. Lord Bristol was succeeded by his youngest brother Lord Herbert Hervey.

References

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* 1863 births 1951 deaths

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Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol MVO (8 November 1863 – 24 October 1951) was a British nobleman, naval officer and Conservative Party politician. Background Hervey was the son of Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (1837 ...

People educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy People educated at Tonbridge School Members of West Suffolk County Council Members of the Royal Victorian Order {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub