John Hervey (18 August 1616 – 18 January 1680) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the

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from 1661 to 1679. He fought for the

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cause in the

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. Hervey was the eldest son of Sir William Hervey of

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and his first wife Susan Jermyn, daughter of Sir Robert Jermyn of Rushbrooke. He travelled abroad in 1636 and was at

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in 1637. From about 1641 to 1646 he was a gentleman of the privy chamber. He was a captain of horse in the Royalist army from 1642 to 1646. In 1646, he compounded on goods and chattels valued at £240, and was fined £24 on the Exeter articles. He succeeded to Ickworth on the death of his father in 1660. History of Parliament Online - Hervey, John
/ref> Hervey became J.P. for Suffolk in July 1660 and a commissioner for assessment for Suffolk in August 1660. In 1661, he was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was commissioner for assessment for Westminster from 1661 and

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for Suffolk in 1662. He was treasurer and receiver to Queen

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from 1662 until his death. In 1664 he became

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and was a leading shareholder in the Duke of York's theatre. In parliament on one occasion he voted with the opposition and earned a reproof from the King. On the next day he went into the government lobby and when the King remarked "You were not against me to-day", Hervey replied "No, sir. I was against my conscience to-day". He was commissioner for assessment for Middlesex from 1673, commissioner for recusants in 1675 and commissioner for assessment for Norfolk from 1677. In 1677 he became a member of the Royal Fishery Company. Hervey died at the age of 64 and was buried at

St Mary's Church, Ickworth Ickworth Church (more formally known as St Mary's Church, Ickworth) is a former parish church in Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. History The church is within view of Ickworth House, now owned by the National Trust. The c ...

. Hervey married Elizabeth Hervey, daughter of

William Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey William Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey (c.1565 - July 1642), was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611. Hervey was the son of Henry Hervey and his wife Jane Thomas, daughter of John Thomas, of Llanvi ...

of Kidbrooke and

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in 1658. He had no issue and the estate passed to his younger brother Sir Thomas Hervey.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hervey, John 1616 births 1680 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Fellows of the Royal Society Cavaliers Household of Catherine of Braganza