Matthew Herbert (by 1537 – 1603), of Coldbrook,

Abergavenny Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

, was a Welsh politician. He was a

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(MP) of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

for

Monmouth Boroughs Monmouth Boroughs (also known as the Monmouth District of Boroughs) was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (Uni ...

in 1558 and for

in 1563. He was a justice of the peace for Monmouthshire in 1575–1583 and from 1584 until he died. He was a receiver for the Duchy of Lancaster in Monmouth by 1580 until he died. He was Sheriff of Monmouthshire for the year 1583–84 and in 1594–95. He was the Deputy Lieutenant from October 1595.

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* 1603 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians High Sheriffs of Monmouthshire People from Abergavenny English MPs 1558 English MPs 1563–1567 Year of birth uncertain {{1563-England-MP-stub