About William Herbert
Lived 1696 – 1757 (aged 60–61). William Herbert was a British politician.
Major-General William Herbert ( 1696 – 31 March 1757) was a British Army officer and politician. He was the fifth son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke by his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Sawyer of Highclere.
Biography Herbert entered the Army on 1 May 1722 with a commission as lieutenant in the 1st Troop of Life Guards. In 1734 he was elected to Parliament for his family's seat of Wilton: he would represent the constituency for the rest of his life, supporting the Government. and on 27 January 1753 to that of the 2nd Dragoon Guards. He was promoted major-general in 1755.
William Herbert was married before 1741 to Catherine Elizabeth Tewes, of Aix-la-Chapelle. They had five children (three sons and two daughters), including Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon.
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British Army officer
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William Herbert was born in 1696.
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William Herbert died on 31 March 1757.
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