George Herbert (priest)

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George Herbert
Dean of Hereford
Church Church of England
In office1867 1894
Predecessor Richard Dawes
Successor James Wentworth Leigh
Orders
Ordination1850 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Robert Andrew Willis

(1825-11-25)25 November 1825
Died15 March 1894(1894-03-15) (aged 68)
Denomination Anglicanism
Parents Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
Lady Lucy Graham
SpouseElizabeth Beatrice Sykes
ChildrenMary Hussey
Winifred Herbert
Education Eton College
Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge

Hon. George Herbert (25 November 1825 – 15 March 1894) was an Anglican priest. A son of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, he was dean of Hereford. [1]

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Early life

Herbert was born on 25 November 1825. He was a younger son of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis and Lady Lucy Graham (the daughter of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose).

He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge. [2] [3] At Cambridge, he was president of the University Pitt Club. [4]

Tragedy

In 1848 George accidentally shot his father, Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, while on a family shoot. The Earl died from his wounds 10 days later. This cruel turn of fate reputedly earned him the nickname "Bag-dad". [5] Queen Victoria made note in her journal:

Tue 18th Jan 1848 ... Poor Ld. Powis has died in the most melancholy way. The whole party were out shooting & his 3rd son accidentally shot his father in the thigh. At 1rst he went unwell, but unfortunately mortification set in, & he died. It is too dreadful for the unfortunate son. [6]

Career

Herbert was ordained in 1850, [7] and began his ministry as a curate at St Mary's Kidderminster. Five years later he became vicar of Clun. In 1867 he was appointed to the deanery of Hereford Cathedral, [8] a post he held until his death. [3]

Personal life

In 1863, Herbert was married to Elizabeth Beatrice Sykes, fourth daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet and Mary Anne Foulis (second daughter of Sir William Foulis, 7th Baronet). Together, they were the parents of:

Herbert died on 15 March 1894. [3]

Notes

  1. Burke's Peerage 2003, page 3206
  2. "Herbert, the Hon. George (HRBT844G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. 1 2 3 The Times , March 16 1894; pg. 11; Issue 34213; col E "Obituary The Very Rev George Herbert".
  4. Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN   978-1-107-60006-5.
  5. Powis Castle Guide Book, The National Trust, 1998, P.62.
  6. queenvictoriasjournals.org
  7. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory. London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  8. Hereford Cathedral: A History Aylmer,G/Tiller,J: London, Hambledon, 2000 ISBN   1-85285-194-5
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Hereford
18671894
Succeeded by


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