Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol (10 October 1870 – 5 April 1960), styled Lord Herbert Hervey from 1907 to 1951, was a British peer and politician.

Early life

The 5th Marquess was born on 10 October 1870 at the family home of

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near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was the fifth son of

Lord Augustus Hervey Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (2 August 1837 – 28 May 1875) was a British Conservative Party politician. Background Hervey was the second son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol, and Lady Katherine Isabella, daughter of John Man ...

(1837–1875), MP for

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, and Mariana, née Hodnett (died 30 January 1920). Lord Augustus was the younger brother of Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol, and the younger son of

Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol 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 ...

. He was educated at

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."Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J. A. O., p. 352: Bristol; J. W. Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948.

Political career

In 1892 Hervey joined H.M. Diplomatic Service, becoming

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in 1892 for three years. For a year he served as chargé d'affaires at Montevideo and Guatemala, and was Consul in

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from 1907 to 1909. He was listed as a commercial

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in 1913, and was elevated to the status of

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to Colombia in 1919–1923 and

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and

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in 1923–1928, retiring in 1929. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun by the Peruvian government and succeeded his brother

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 ...

, to the marquessate in 1951.

Marriages

Lord Hervey married twice: # 19 October 1914 (divorced 1933),

Lady Jean Cochrane Lady Jean Alice Elaine Cochrane (later Hervey, then Macdonald; 1887–1955) was a Welsh and Scottish aristocrat. She was the daughter of Winifred, Countess of Dundonald and Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald. Work and duties Cochrane ...

(d. 5 January 1955), daughter of the 12th Earl of Dundonald, and had one son,

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, who succeeded him in his titles. # 15 December 1952, Dora Frances Emblin (died 27 March 1953), only daughter of George Marshall, and widow of Don Pedro de Zulueta.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bristol, Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of 1870 births People educated at Clifton College 1960 deaths

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Diplomatic peers

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