About Matthew Herbert
Lived 1563 – 1611 (aged 47–48). Matthew Herbert was a politician.
Matthew Herbert (c. 1563 – 1611), of Dolguog, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, was a Welsh politician.
He was a member (MP) of the parliament of England for Montgomery Boroughs in 1586. He was a justice of the peace for Montgomeryshire from c. 1594 and Merionethshire from c. 1596. He was Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1598–99 and again in 1609–10.
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Who was Matthew Herbert?
Welsh politician
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Matthew Herbert was born in 1563.
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Matthew Herbert died in 1611.
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Matthew Herbert was a politician.
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