Lord Augustus Hervey
Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (2 August 1837 – 28 May 1875)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Background
Hervey was the second son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol, and Lady Katherine Isabella, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland. Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol and Lord Francis Hervey were his brothers.
Political career
Hervey was returned as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk West at a by-election in 1864, succeeding his elder brother Frederick, Earl Jermyn.[2] He was returned again at the next three general elections, and held the seat until his death in 1875.[2]
Family
Hervey married Mariana, daughter of William P. Hodnett and widow of Ashton Benyon, in 1861. They first met at Isckworth while she was visiting, introducted by the hDuke of Rutland. She was still only eighteen years old, and recently bereaved by the death of her first husband when they tied the knot.
They had five sons and two daughters. Two of his sons, Frederick and Herbert, both succeeded in the marquessate. His second daughter Maria married Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet.[3]
Hervey died in May 1875, aged 37. Lady Augustus Hervey remained a widow until her death in January 1920.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)[self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Augustus Hervey
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Suffolk West 1864–1875 With: William Parker |
Succeeded by William Parker Fuller Maitland Wilson |
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- 1837 births
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- Younger sons of marquesses
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1859–65
- UK MPs 1865–68
- UK MPs 1868–74
- UK MPs 1874–80
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