John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis (born 19 May 1952), styled Viscount Clive between 1988 and 1993, is a British peer. He sat in the

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between 1993 and 1999.

Early life

Herbert is the son of George William Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis and the Hon. Katharine Odeyne de Grey. Among his siblings are Hon. Michael Clive Herbert, Hon. Peter James Herbert, Hon. Edward David Herbert, Lorraine Elizabeth Herbert, and Nicola Wendy Herbert. His paternal grandparents were The Right Rev. Percy Herbert

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, and the former Hon. Elaine Orde-Powlett (a daughter of

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). His maternal grandparents were Lt. Col.

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and the former Hyacinth Lambart Bouwens. He was expelled from his school,

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, at the age of 14 or 15, and says that he became anti-imperialist at that time. He later graduated from

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, in

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, with a

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and, in 1994, with a

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Career

Herbert was an assistant professor at Redeemer College in

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between 1990 and 1992.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 3205-3207. Upon the death of his father on 13 August 1993, he succeeded as the 8th

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in addition to a number of other subsidiary titles. In 2021, during the second episode of ''Empire State of Mind'', Lord Powis told journalist

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that he wished a statue of his ancestor,

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, was not in the centre of

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Personal life

Herbert married Marijke Sofia Guther, daughter of Maarten Nanne Guther and Woutertje Bouw, in 1977. They have four children: * Jonathan Nicholas William Herbert, Viscount Clive (b. 1979). * Lady Stephanie Moira Christina Herbert (b. 1982). * Lady Samantha Julie Esther Herbert (b. 1988). * Hon. Alexander Sebastian George Herbert (b. 1994). "The Herbert family still live in part of

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, under arrangement with the

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." The Castle contains "an array of Mughal artifacts picked up by

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and his family".

References

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* 1952 births Living people Earls of Powis

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Powis Powis may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Alfred Powis, Canadian businessperson * Carl Powis (1928–1999), American baseball player * Geoff Powis (1945–2001), Canadian ice hockey player * Lynn Powis (born 1949), Canadian former ice hockey player * ...