George William Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis (4 June 1925 – 13 August 1993), was a British peer who sat in the

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between 1988 and 1993.

Family and background

Herbert was born on 4 June 1925. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Elaine Letitia Algitha Orde-Powlett and Rt. Rev.

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, Kingston, and

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who served as

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. Among his younger siblings (who were granted the rank of earl's children in 1991) were Hon. David Mark Herbert (chief executive of

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), Lady Elizabeth Barbarina Herbert (wife of Maj. Hubert Robert Holden of Sibdon Castle, the

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), and the Hon. Andrew Clive Herbert. His paternal grandparents were Sybella Augusta Herbert ( Milbank) and Maj.-Gen. The

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William Henry Herbert, Mayor of Shrewsbury (and younger son of

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and

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). His maternal grandparents were

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and Elizabeth Gibson, a daughter of the 1st Baron Ashbourne). He was educated at

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before attending

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, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949.

Career

Herbert was appointed a Fellow of the Land Agents' Society. Lord Powis "owned an estate straddling the Welsh border" and "let his cottages in

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at low rents, safeguarding the village school, and led an appeal to restore the parish church." Upon the death of his bachelor cousin, Christian Herbert (both great-grandchildren of the 2nd Earl), on 7 October 1988, he succeeded as the 7th

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, in addition to a number of subsidiary titles including the Baron Clive of Plassey, Baron Clive of Walcot,

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, Viscount Clive of Ludlow and the Baron Powis of

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Personal life

On 26 July 1949, Herbert was married to the Hon. Katharine Odeyne de Grey, daughter of Lt.-Col.

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and the former Hyacinth Lambart Bouwens. Together, they lived at Marrington Hall in Chirbury, Shropshire, and were the parents of:Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 3205-3207. * John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis (b. 1952), who married Marijke Sofia Guther, daughter of Maarten Nanne Guther, in 1977.They have four children. * Hon. Michael Clive Herbert (b. 1954), who married Susan Mary Baker, daughter of Guy Baker, in 1978.They have three children. * Hon. Peter James Herbert (b. 1955), who married Terri McBride, daughter of Sean McBride, in 1978.They had two daughters and a son, he then remarried and had another two children. * Hon. Edward David Herbert (1958–2008), who married Diana Christine Shore, daughter of Cedric Shore, in 1985.They have two children. * Lady Lorraine Elizabeth Herbert (b. 1961), who married Roger Samuel Jones in 1981.They have two children. * Lady Nicola Wendy Herbert (b. 1962), who married Robert Thomas Buxton in 1985.They have one daughter, Kim. After a long illness, Lord Powis died at the

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on 13 August 1993 at age 68.

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