Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, 11th Earl of Montgomery, (20 February 1853 – 30 March 1913), styled The Honourable Sidney Herbert between 1861 and 1895, was a British politician and peer.

Background and education

Herbert was born at 49 Belgrave Square, London, the second son of

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(who was the son of

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, by his second wife

Catherine Woronzow Catherine Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery (born Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova; ; 24 October 1783 – 27 March 1856), was a Russian noblewoman who married the 11th Earl of Pembroke. Early life She was born in Saint Petersburg, th ...

) and Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant-General Charles Ashe à Court.

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, was his elder brother, and Sir Michael Henry Herbert his younger brother.

was the daughter of a prominent aristocratic Russian family, the Woronzows.Woronzow
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, the Russian ambassador to Britain, brought the family to London in 1785. He was educated at Eton and

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Political career

Herbert was elected as Member of Parliament for Wilton in

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in 1877 but lost his seat in the 1885 general election. This was somewhat of a shock given that the seat of the Earls of Pembroke was at

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and his family dominated Wiltshire politics. Herbert was then chosen early in 1886 to replace William Grantham, who had just been appointed a judge, in

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. He was duly elected and served under

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as a

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between 1886 and 1892. Although considered an able Member of Parliament, he was perhaps best known for his good looks and was widely regarded as the most handsome MP at the time. Herbert succeeded his brother as

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in 1895. He continued his political career in the

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under Salisbury and

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between 1895 and 1905. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1895. Lord Pembroke became President of the

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for a year in 1896. He had played two games for the MCC in the 1870s scoring a total of 6 runs in 4 innings.

Family

Lord Pembroke married Lady Beatrix Louisa Lambton, daughter of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, on 29 August 1877. They had two sons and two daughters. *Lady Beatrix Frances Gertrude Herbert (1878–1957), married firstly Major Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson (d. 22 December 1940) on 29 April 1903. Secondly, on 5 March 1942 she married Ralph Francis Forward-Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow. She died childless. *

Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke Lt.-Col. Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke and 12th Earl of Montgomery (8 September 1880 – 13 January 1960), styled Lord Herbert from 1895 to 1913, was a British Army officer and peer from the Herbert family. Early life and education Her ...

(1880–1960), married Lady Beatrice Eleanor Paget (1883–1973) on 21 January 1904. She was the granddaughter of

Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (6 July 1797 – 7 February 1869), styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge from 1815 to 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1 ...

, and Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere. They had four children. *Lady Muriel Katherine Herbert (1883–1951), married Dr. Arthur John Jex-Blake on 5 August 1920. They had one daughter. *Hon. Sir George Sidney Herbert (1886–1942), was created a Baronet in 1937. He never married. Pembroke died in

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, in March 1913, aged 60, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Reginald. Lord Pembroke's brother-in-law

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composed and premiered an Elegy for organ solo to commemorate the funeral, which took place on 7 April 1913. Beatrix, Countess of Pembroke died in March 1944.

Honours

* : Knight Grand Cross of the

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, ''25 May 1896''''The London Gazette''
issue 26743, p. 3123 * : Grand Cross of the

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, ''1903''

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