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 Ickworth while she was visiting, introduced by the Duke 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
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 463–4. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. Lundy, Darryl. "Lady Maria Louisa Helen Hervey". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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