Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury (24 July 1654 – 22 January 1709) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1677 and 1694 when he became

Baron Herbert of Chirbury The title of Baron Herbert of Chirbury was created five times, twice in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The title of Baron Herbert of Castle Island was created once i ...

. Herbert was the son of Sir Henry Herbert,

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and Charles II. He inherited the manor of

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(near

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) on the death of his father. Like his father he served as Member of Parliament for

, from 1677 to 1679, for

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in Charles II's last Parliament and again for Bewdley from 1689 to 1694. In the latter year, the title

, which had become extinct on the death of his cousin

Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (died 1691) was an English aristocrat, soldier and politician. Life He was associated with George Booth's royalist rising in 1659, and served under the Duke of Monmouth, as captain of a troop of horse ...

in 1691, was revived for him. He was involved in the passage of the Act for better Securing the Duties of East India Goods, which extended the monopoly of the London-based

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across

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thus encompassing the whole of the new

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References

* * * 'Parishes: Ribbesford with the borough of Bewdley', ''Victoria County History, Worcester'' 4 (1924), pp. 297–317

Date accessed: 28 March 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert of Chirbury, Henry Herbert, 01st Baron 1654 births 1709 deaths Henry Herbert, 01st Baron Herbert of Chirbury Barons Herbert of Chirbury (second creation) Peers of England created by William III Herbert, Henry People from Bewdley English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1681 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695