William Herbert (by 1587 – 1645) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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in 1621. Herbert was the elder son of Richard Herbert of Wernllwynwhith. He matriculated at

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on 17 October 1600, aged 17. He sold the estate of Wernllwynwhith and bought the manor of Rhymney and White Friars, Cardiff, where he built the Friars' House. In 1621, he was elected

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for

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. He was Mayor of Cardiff and Constable of Cardiff Castle in the time of King Charles I being appointed in September 1642 to seize it for the King, and to collect the rents of the Earl of Pembroke.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Herbert died after 1645 when his estate was reckoned at £1,000 per year. Herbert married Ann Hurst, and left his estate to his male heir William Herbert of St Fagan's, son of William Herbert who was killed at the

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Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Mayors of places in Wales Politicians from Cardiff 17th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1621–1622 Year of birth uncertain 1645 deaths {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub