Lord Francis Hervey

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Lord Francis Hervey (16 October 1846 – 10 January 1931)[1] was a British barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1874 and 1892.

Background[]

Hervey was the fourth and youngest son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol and his wife Lady Katherine Isabella Manners, fourth daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland.[2] His older brothers were Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol and Lord Augustus Hervey.[3] He was educated at Eton College, where he won the Newcastle Scholarship,[4] and later Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1869.[5] Hervey was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1872 and was nominated an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford two years later.[5]

Career[]

At the 1874 general election Hervey was elected Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and held the seat until 1880.[1] He was elected for the constituency again in 1885 and sat for it until 1892.[1] In the latter year, he was appointed Second Civil Service Commissioner, an office he held until 1907, when he was promoted to First Civil Service Commissioner.[6] Hervey retired from this post in 1909[6] and maintaining the family's connections with Brighton College, he served as a member of its Council from 1910 to his death. He secured the school a 35-year lease on 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) of the family's Manor Farm property to serve as playing fields.[7] Hervey was Justice of Peace for Suffolk.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Bury St Edmunds". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Who is Who 1926. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1926. p. 1358.
  3. ^ "ThePeerage - Lord Francis Hervey". Retrieved 11 March 2007.
  4. ^ The Educational Times (vol.18, New Series, No.50), at page 35
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Debrett, John (1886). Robert Henry Mair (ed.). Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 1886.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Chapman, Richard A. (2004). The Civil Service Commission, 1855-1991. Routledge. pp. 22. ISBN 0-7146-5340-3.
  7. ^ Jones, Martin D. W (1995). Brighton College 1845-1995. Phillimore. p. 171 where there is also a photograph of him. ISBN 0-85033-978-2.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joseph Hardcastle
Edward Greene 		Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
1874–1880
With: Edward Greene 		Succeeded by
Joseph Hardcastle
Edward Greene
Preceded by
Joseph Hardcastle
Edward Greene 		Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
2-seat constituency until 1885
1885–1892 		Succeeded by
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