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John Hervey

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 15 October 1696

Died: 5 August 1743

Peerages

1st Baron Hervey - 11 June 1733

Member of Privy Council - 8 May 1730

brother of Felton Hervey

brother of Thomas Hervey

son of John Hervey

half-brother of Carr Hervey

son of Isabella Felton

husband of Mary Lepell

father of William Hervey

father of Augustus John Hervey

Education

Westminster School   (1712 - 1713)

Clare College, Cambridge   (1713 - 1715)

Appointments

Elections fought

2 April 1725		Bury St Edmunds	Whig
18 August 1727		Bury St Edmunds	Whig
1730 Resignation of John Hervey on appointment as Vice Chamberlain of the Royal Household.
16 May 1730		Bury St Edmunds	Whig
11 June 1733 Elevation of John Hervey to the Peerage by a Writ of Acceleration - Baron Hervey.