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Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

English diplomat and politician (1656–1733).

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Statements about Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
Order of the Garter

Instance Of

Human

Date of Death

1/22/1733

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of England

Member Of

Royal Society
Exclusion Bill Parliament
Habeas Corpus Parliament

Occupation

Diplomat
Politician

Given Name

Thomas

Image

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Position Held

16 items
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
Lord Privy Seal
(1692 - 1699)
Replaces
:
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Replaced By
:
John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale
Start Time
: 1692
End Time
: 1699
Lord President of the Council
Replaces
:
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Replaced By
:
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
First Lord of the Admiralty
(1690 - 1692)
Replaced By
:
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis
Start Time
: 1690
End Time
: 1692
Ambassador
President of the Royal Society
(1689 - 1690)
Replaces
:
John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
Replaced By
:
Robert Southwell
Series Ordinal
:8
Start Time
: 1689
End Time
: 1690
Member of the 1679 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wilton
Member of the 1680-81 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wilton
Member of the 1681 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wilton
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire
(5/11/1694 - 10/7/1715)
Start Time
: 5/11/1694
End Time
: 10/7/1715
First Lord of the Admiralty
(1701 - 1702)
Start Time
: 1701
End Time
: 1702
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
(10/11/1683 - 1/22/1733)
Start Time
: 10/11/1683
End Time
: 1/22/1733
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
(5/11/1694 - 10/7/1715)
Start Time
: 5/11/1694
End Time
: 10/7/1715
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan
(5/11/1694 - 10/2/1715)
Start Time
: 5/11/1694
End Time
: 10/2/1715
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
(5/11/1694 - 10/7/1715)
Start Time
: 5/11/1694
End Time
: 10/7/1715
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
(1707 - 1708)
Start Time
: 1707
End Time
: 1708

Date of Birth

1656

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Herbert, Thomas (1656-1733) (DNB00)

Child

William Herbert
Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke
Robert Sawyer Herbert

Father

Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke

Noble Title

Earl of Pembroke
(1656 - 1/22/1733)
Series Ordinal
:8
Start Time
: 1656
End Time
: 1/22/1733

Sibling

Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke
William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Family Name

Herbert

Sex or Gender

Male

Spouse

Member of Political Party

Tories

Mother

Catherine Villiers

Depicted By

Coat of Arms Image

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Has Works in the Collection

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Field of Work

Politics
Diplomacy
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Catherine Herbert
Lady Barbara Herbert
Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
(9/21/1708 - )
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: 9/21/1708
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
Lady Rebecca Herbert
Mary Howe
(6/14/1725 - )
Series Ordinal
:3
Start Time
: 6/14/1725
Nicholas Herbert
Margaret Sawyer
(7/26/1684 - )
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 7/26/1684
Replaces
:
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington