George Herbert (priest)

Hon. George Herbert (25 November 1825 – 15 March 1894) was an Anglican priest. A son of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, he was Dean of Hereford.[1]

For other people with the same name, see George Herbert (disambiguation).
The Very Reverend The Honourable

George Herbert
Dean of Hereford
ChurchChurch of England
In office1867 – 1894
PredecessorRichard Dawes
SuccessorJames Wentworth Leigh
Orders
Ordination1850 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Robert Andrew Willis

(1825-11-25)25 November 1825
Died15 March 1894(1894-03-15) (aged 68)
DenominationAnglicanism
ParentsEdward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
Lady Lucy Graham
SpouseElizabeth Beatrice Sykes
ChildrenMary Hussey
Winifred Herbert
EducationEton College
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Early life

Herbert was born on 25 November 1825. He was a younger son of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis and Lady Lucy Graham (the daughter of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose).

He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge.[2][3] At Cambridge, he was president of the University Pitt Club.[4]

Career

Herbert was Ordained in 1850,[5] he began his ministry as a curate at St Mary's Kidderminster. Five years later he became vicar of Clun. In 1867 he was appointed to the deanery of Hereford Cathedral,[6] a post he held until his death.[3]

Personal life

In 1863, Herbert was married to Elizabeth Beatrice Sykes, fourth daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet and Mary Anne Foulis (second daughter of Sir William Foulis, 7th Baronet). Together, they were the parents of:

  • Mary Anne Herbert (d. 1942), who married Maj. William Clive Hussey, son of Edward Hussey and Hon. Henrietta Sarah Windsor-Clive (daughter of Hon. Robert Clive), in 1898.
  • Winifred Lucy Elizabeth Herbert (d. 1948), who died unmarried.

Herbert died on 15 March 1894.[3]

Notes
  1. Burke's Peerage 2003, page 3206
  2. "Herbert, the Hon. George (HRBT844G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. The Times, Friday, Mar 16, 1894; pg. 11; Issue 34213; col E Obituary The Very Rev George Herbert
  4. Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ”Hereford Cathedral: a history” Aylmer,G/Tiller,J: London, Hambledon, 2000 ISBN 1-85285-194-5


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