HERBERT, Thomas (c. 1656-1733) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. c. 1656, 3rd s. Philip Herbert, 5th earl of Pembroke, being 2nd s. by 2nd w. Katherine (d.1678), da. of Sir William Villiers, bt. of Brooksby, Leics.; half-bro. William Herbert, 6th earl of Pembroke and 3rd earl of Montgomery and bro. Philip Herbert, 7th earl of Pembroke and 4th earl of Montgomery. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 18 Mar. 1673, aged 16; travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1676-9. m. (1) 26 July 1684, Margaret (d. 17 Nov. 1706), da. and h. of Sir Robert Sawyer^‡ of Highclere, Hants, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 21 Sept. 1708, Barbara (d. 1 Aug. 1721), da. of Sir Thomas Slingsby^‡, 2nd bt. [S] of Scriven, Yorks., wid. John Arundell, 2nd Bar. Arundell of Trerice and previously of Sir Richard Mauleverer, 4th bt. of Allerton Mauleverer, Yorks., 1da.; (3) 14 June 1725, Mary, da. of Scrope Howe^‡, Visct. Howe [I] s.p. Collins, Peerage (1812), iii. 141-3. KG 14 May 1700. d. 22 Jan. 1733; will 22 Dec. 1732, pr. 5 Feb. 1733. TNA, PROB 11/657.

Offices Held

PC 14 Oct. 1689 – d., ld. pres. 1699 – Jan. 1702, July 1702–8; first ld. Admiralty 1690 – 92; queen’s regency council 1690–4; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 51; iii. 97, 299. commr. inspection of hospitals 1691, CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 240–1, 473–4. appeals in prizes 1694, 1695, 1697, Ibid. 1694–5, pp. 61, 204; 1695, pp. 111–12; 1697, p. 510–11. Greenwich Hosp. 1694, relief of Vaudois 1699, Ibid. 1699–1700, p. 93. union with Scotland 1706 – 07; ld. Privy Seal 1692 – 99; ld. justice 1695 – 1701, 1714; ld. high adm. 1702, 1708 – 09; ld. lt. [I] 1707 – 08.

Ld. lt., Wilts. 1683–8 (sole), Mar. 1688-May 1689 (jt.), 1689–d. (sole), S. Wales and Mon. 1694–1715; custos rot., Glam. 1683 – 1728, Pemb. 1683 – 1715; high steward, Salisbury 1683–d., WSHC, 2057/F2/8, 16. Wilton 1685 – d.

Capt. ind. tp. of horse, June – Aug. 1685; col. regt. of ft. (Dutch establishment) 1685 – 88, 2nd Marine Regt. 1690 – 91.

Amb. extraordinary, States General 1689; first plenip. Congress of Ryswick 1697.

Freeman, E.I. Co. 1678; FRS 1685, pres. 1689 – 90; elder bro. Trinity House 1691 – 1707, master 1692 – 94; pres. Royal Lustring Co. 1692; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 387. gov. Charterhouse 1697. Davies, Charterhouse in London, App. D.

Parlimentarian

HERBERT, Hon. Thomas (c.1656-1733), of Wilton, Wilts.

Associated with: Wilton House, Wilts. and no. 12 St James’ Square, Westminster.Dasent, Hist. of St James’ Sq. App. A.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas by J. Greenhill, c.1676, NPG 5237; oil on canvas by W. Wissing, c.1685, Wilton House, Wilts.

Author

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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