James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathurst CBE DL (born 8 December 1949) is a British businessman and landowner.
Hervey-Bathurst is the son of Major Benjamin Hervey-Bathurst OBE and Hon. Elizabeth Somers Cocks, the only daughter and heiress of Arthur Somers Cocks, 6th Baron Somers. [1] He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed in the 1970 & 1971 Boat Race for Cambridge University. [2] [3]
Through his mother, Hervey-Bathurst inherited Eastnor Castle and estate in 1988. [4] [5]
He has subsequently been closely involved in historic architecture and cultural heritage preservation in Britain. Since 2006 he has been vice-president of European Historic Houses. [6] Between 2009 and 2013 he was a chairman of the World Monuments Fund (UK). He was president of the Historic Houses Association from 2004 to 2008. He also worked as a consultant in heritage and taxation for Christie's. In 2009 he was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of services to national heritage. [7] In 2008 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire and in July 2019 he was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire for a one year term. [8]
As of 2020, he was listed as Chairman of the Heritage Fuels Association, [9] a Trustee of Longleat International [10] and a Trustee of Bathurst Estate Holdings. [11] He was also a Director of Eastnor Castle Estates Company which was formed in 1940. [12]
He married, firstly, Hon. Sarah Peake, a daughter of Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, on 25 September 1982. They had three daughters but separated in 2002. [13] He married, secondly, Lucy Manners, with whom he has had two daughters. [14] [15]