Henry Fleming Lea Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford PC (9 February 1777 – 31 May 1843) was a

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politician. He served as

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between 1827 and 1830 and again between 1834 and 1835.

Background and education

Devereux was the son of

George Devereux, 13th Viscount Hereford George Devereux, 13th Viscount Hereford (25 April 1744 – 31 December 1804) was a British Peer. He was the second son of Edward Devereux, 11th Viscount Hereford and his wife Catherine Mytton. His maternal grandparents were Richard Mytton of Ponty ...

, and Marianna Devereux. His maternal grandfather was George Deveraux, of Tregoyd, a distant relation to the line of his father. He was educated at

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and

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Political career

Devereux succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1804 and took his seat on the Tory benches in the

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. In 1827 he was appointed

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under

Lord Goderich Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known between 1827 and 1833 as The Viscount Goderich (pronounced ), the name by which he is best known to ...

, a post he held until 1830, the last two years under the premiership of the

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. He held the same office (in 1834 renamed

) from 1834 to 1835 under

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. In 1830 he was admitted to the

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Family

Lord Hereford married Frances Elizabeth Cornewall, daughter of

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and Catherine Cornewall, on 12 December 1805. They had six children: *Hon. Henry Cornewall Devereux (1807 – 14 September 1839), unmarried. *

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(3 May 1809 – 18 August 1855). *Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux (3 November 1810 – 15 May 1868). A

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in the

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. *Hon. Humphrey Bohun Devereux (29 June 1812 – 19 May 1880), a Deputy Lieutenant of

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. He married Caroline Antrobus, daughter of Sir Edmund Antrobus, 2nd Baronet. The marriage was childless. *Hon. Frances Catherine Devereux (19 May 1814 – 12 January 1857), married Thomas Joseph Bradshaw, a barrister. *Hon. George Talbot Devereux (12 January 1819 – 14 February 1898). A

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in the

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. Married Flora Mary MacDonald, mother of

Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia, (23 August 1843 – 20 January 1927) was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative Party politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1898 and 1905. Background and education ...

from a previous marriage. Lord Hereford died in May 1843, aged 67, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest surviving son, son Robert. The Viscountess Hereford died in February 1864.

References

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