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HENLEY, ROBERT, 1ST EARL OF NORTHINGTON, second son of Anthony Henley MP, The Grange, Hampshire, and Mary, dau. of Hon. Peregrine Bertie; b.; adm. (aged 12) Mar 1719/20; in under school list 1721; St. John’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 19 Nov 1724; BA 10 Mar 1728/9; MA 1733; Fellow, All Souls Coll. Oxford 8 Nov 1727 [check]; adm. Inner Temple 1 Feb 1728/9, called to bar 23 Jun 1732, tenant chambers there from 1729, Bencher 1751; inherited family estates in Hampshire and Dorset from brother 1745; MP Bath 1747 – 30 Jun 1757; KC 12 Jul 1751; Solicitor-Gen. to George III when Prince of Wales 1751-4, Attorney-Gen. to Prince of Wales 1754-6; Attorney-Gen., 6 Nov 1756 – Jun 1757; knighted 6 Nov 1756; Lord Keeper of Great Seal 30 Jun 1757 – Jan 1761; Speaker of the House of Lords Jun 1757 – Jul 1766, although not a peer until Mar 1760; Privy Counsellor 30 Jun 1757; created Baron Henley 27 Mar 1760; Lord Chancellor 16 Jan 1761 – Jul 1766; created Earl of Northington 19 May 1764; presided as Lord High Steward at trials of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (qv), Apr 1760, and of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (qv), May 1765; procured dismissal of Rockingham administration 1766; Lord President of the Council 30 Jul 1766 – 23 Dec 1767; DL Dorset 1757; Lord Lieut., Hampshire 20 Aug 1764 – 6 Feb 1771; m. 19 Nov 1743 Jane, dau. of Sir John Huband, Bart.; d. 14 Jan 1772. DNB.

HERBERT, HENRY, 2ND BARON HERBERT OF CHERBURY, only child of Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, and Anne, dau. of John Ramsey, Alderman, City of London; b.; at school under Knipe; his “unsufferable negligence” and “childishness” complained of by Knipe in a letter to Herbert’s father of 19 Sep 1696 (Warner, Epistolary Curiosities, 1818, 163-5); MP Bewdley 1708 – 22 Jan 1708/9; succeeded father as 2nd Baron Herbert of Cherbury 22 Jan 1708/9; an ardent Whig politician, who spent more than he could afford on electoral contests; m. 12 Dec 1709 Mary, dau. of John Wallop, Farley, Hampshire, and sister of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth; d. 19 Apr 1738. DNB.

HERBERT, PHILIP, 5TH EARL OF PEMBROKE AND 2ND EARL OF MONTGOMERY, fourth son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery PC KG KB, Lord Chamberlain of the Household, and his first wife Lady Susan De Vere, youngest dau. of Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, courtier and poet; bapt. 20 Feb 1620/1; at school under Osbaldeston; Exeter Coll. Oxford, commoner 25 Feb 1631/2 – 7 Apr 1635, matr. 20 Apr 1632; MP Wiltshire Mar – May 1640, Glamorgan Nov 1640 – Apr 1653; joint Lord Lieut., Somerset 1640-2; Lord Lieut., Monmouthshire, Breconshire and Glamorgan; he and his father adhered to Parliament after outbreak of English Civil War; succ. father as 5th Earl of Pembroke and 2nd Earl of Montgomery 23 Jan 1649/50; member, Council of State 1 Dec 1651, President of Council Jun – Jul 1652; a Lord of Trade 7 Nov 1660; Cupbearer and Bearer of Golden Spurs at Coronation of Charles II 23 Apr 1661; sold the majority of the pictures and books at Wilton collected by his ancestors; m. 1st, 28 Mar 1639 Penelope, widow of Paul, Viscount Bayning, and dau. of Sir Robert Naunton, Kt, Secretary of State and Master of Court of Wards; m. 2nd, in or before 1649 Catharine, youngest dau. of Sir William Villiers, Bart.; d. 11 Dec 1669, aged 48. DNB.

HERBERT, HON. WILLIAM, brother of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke and 2nd Earl of Montgomery (qv); bapt. St. Andrew, Enfield, Middlesex 28 May 1622 (IGI); at school under Osbaldeston; a contributor to the congratulatory verses written by the KSS in 1633 for Charles I on his return from Scotland and on the birth of the Duke of York (British Library, Royal MSS); Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Jul 1635, aged 13; MA 1636; MP Monmouthshire Oct 1640 – 16 Sep 1642; d. unm.

HERVEY, AUGUSTUS JOHN, 3RD EARL OF BRISTOL, second son of John Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey of Ickworth (qv); b. 19 May 1724; adm. Jan 1732/3; in school list 1734; entered Royal Navy as midshipman 1736; Lieut., 31 Oct 1740; Commander 16 Sep 1746; Post Capt., 15 Jan 1746/7; served under Byng in Mediterranean 1756, under Hawke in the English Channel 1759 and under Keppel at Belleisle 1760; took part in capture of Martinique, Sta. Lucia and Havana 1762; Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1763; Rear-Admiral 31 Mar 1775; Vice-Admiral 29 Jan 1778; a Colonel of Marines 1762-5; MP Bury St. Edmunds 16 May 1757 – Feb 1763, Saltash 1 Dec 1763-8, Bury St. Edmunds 1768 – 18 Mar 1775; Groom of the Bedchamber 5 Nov 1763 – Mar 1775; Chief Secretary for Ireland Oct 1766 – Jul 1767 (his brother being then Lord Lieutenant); Privy Councillor (I) 14 Oct 1766; a Lord of the Admiralty 1771-5; succ. brother as 3rd Earl of Bristol 18 Mar 1775; member, Society of Dilettanti 1760; m. 4 Aug 1744 (divorced 11 Feb 1769) Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Thomas Chudleigh, Lieut. -Governor of Chelsea Hospital; d. 23 Dec 1779. DNB.

HERVEY, JOHN, 2nd BARON HERVEY OF ICKWORTH, eldest son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, and his second wife Elizabeth, only dau. of Sir Thomas Felton, Bart. MP; b. 15 Oct 1696; adm. 28 Jan 1711/2; left Jul 1713; Clare Hall, Cambridge, adm. 20 Nov 1713, matr. 1714; MA 1715; styled Lord Hervey from 1723; MP Bury St. Edmunds 2 Apr 1725 – 11 Jun 1733; travelling in Italy for health in 1728-9; Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 7 May 1730 – Apr 1740; Privy Councillor 8 May 1730; having initially been a follower in politics of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he subsequently became a supporter of Sir Robert Walpole and a trusted confidant of Queen Caroline; fought a duel with William Pulteney (qv) in the “Upper St. James’s Park” 25 Jan 1730/1; created Baron Hervey of Ickworth 11 Jun 1733; Lord Privy Seal 1 May 1740 – Jul 1742; one of the Lord Justices of the Realm May 1741; author, Memoirs of the Reign of George II, first published from his manuscript in 1848, and of other political pamphlets; the expenses of his “schooling” at Westminster, and of that of his three brothers, are recorded in the Diary of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, 1894; m. 21 Apr 1720 Mary, Maid of Honour to Caroline, Princess of Wales, dau. of Brig. -Gen. Nicholas Lepell, Groom of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Denmark; d. 5 Aug 1743. DNB.

HERVEY, HON. THOMAS, brother of John Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey of Ickworth (qv); b. 20 Jan 1698/9; adm. 17 Jan 1711/2; left 25 Mar 1717 (Diary of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, 1894); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 10 May 1717; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 16 Feb 1719/20; MP Bury St. Edmunds 29 Jun 1733-47; Equerry to Queen Caroline 6 Nov 1727 – Jul 1736; Superintendent of the King’s Gardens 23 May 1738-60; eloped about 1730 with the second wife of Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bart. (qv); author of several eccentric pamphlets mainly about his own grievances; m. Aug 1745 Anne, dau. of Francis Coghlan, barrister (I); d. 16 Jan 1775. DNB.

HERVEY, HON. WILLIAM, youngest son of John Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey of Ickworth (qv); b. 13 May 1732; adm. Jan 1744/5 (Morel's); left 1747; Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 8 Feb 1750/1, matr. Lent 1750/1; MA 1753; Ensign, 44th Foot 1755; Lieut., 4 Jul 1755; Capt. 27 Dec 1756; served for some years in North America, returning to England 1763; Capt. -Lieut. and Lieut. -Col., 1st Foot Guards 6 Aug 1766 – 13 Jun 1774; Brevet Col., 29 Aug 1777; Major-Gen., 20 Nov 1782; Lieut. -Gen., 12 Oct 1793; Gen., 1 Jan 1798; MP Bury St Edmunds 24 Feb 1763-8; amiable and benevolent, described by Arthur Young as “one of the most charitable men living”; a great traveller; in Italy 1766, 1772-3 and 1788-90; his Journals in North America and Europe from 1755 to 1814 form vol. xiv of the Suffolk Green Books, 1906; d. unm. 15 Jan 1815.

HESILRIGGE, SIR ARTHUR, BART., eldest son of Sir Thomas Hesilrigge, Bart., and Frances, dau. of Sir William Gorges, Kt, Alderton, Northants; b.; at school under Osbaldeston (Wood, Athenae Oxonienses, iii, 578); Magdalene Coll. Cambridge, fellow commoner, matr. Easter 1617; adm. Gray’s Inn 29 Jan 1622/3; succ. father as 2nd baronet 11 Jan 1629; MP Leicestershire 1640-53 [check], Leicester 1654-60; a staunch Puritan and opponent of Laud; introduced bill of attainder against Strafford; promoted the “Root and branch” bill, and proposed the Militia bill; one of the five members impeached by the King 3 Jan 1641/2; raised a troop of horse for Parliament; fought at battle of Edgehill 1642, wounded at battles of Lansdowne and Roundway Down 1643; did good service at battle of Cheriton; a leader of the Independents in House of Commons after the passing of the self-denying ordinance 1645; Governor of Newcastle upon Tyne 30 Dec 1647; recaptured Tynemouth 11 Aug 1648; refused to act as one of the King’s judges 1649; accompanied Cromwell to Scotland and supported him with reserves after battle of Dunbar; member of Council of State during Commonwealth, but opposed to Cromwell’s government after dissolution of Long Parliament; refused to pay taxes not levied by Parliament, or to become a member of the Upper House 1657; opposed succession of Richard Cromwell, and intrigued with the Army against him; at his instigation Lambert was cashiered and the Rump Parliament restored; one of the five Commissioners for the Government of the Army 11 Feb 1659/60; accused of intriguing against Monk; arrested at the Restoration, and excepted by the Bill of Indemnity for pains and penalties not extending to life; m. 1st, 24 May 1624 Frances, dau. of Thomas Elmes, Lilford, Northants; m. 2nd, 26 Jun 1634 Dorothy, dau. of Fulke Greville, Thorpe Latimer, Lincs., and sister of Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke, General in Parliamentary army; d. a prisoner in the Tower of London 7 Jan 1660/1. DNB.

HEWITT, HON. JOSEPH, brother of Hon. --- Hewitt (qv); b.; adm. 4 Apr 1766; left Whitsun 1770; University Coll. Oxford, matr. 17 May 1770, aged 16; adm. Middle Temple 20 Jul 1768, called to bar 16 Jun 1777; adm. King’s Inns, Dublin 1776; practised at Irish bar; MP (I) Belfast 1784- Jul 1791; Third Serjeant (I) 1787, Second Serjeant (I) 1789; a Judge of King’s Bench, Ireland, from 27 Jul 1791; also Cursitor, Chancery (I) 13 Aug 1792; d. unm. 1 Apr 1794.