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George Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis

George William Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis(4 June 1925 – 13 August 1993), was a British peer who sat in theHouse of Lordsbetween 1988 and 1993.

Family and background

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Herbert was born on 4 June 1925. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Elaine Letitia Algitha Orde-Powlett andRt. Rev.Percy Mark Herbert,Bishop of Norwich,Kingston,andBlackburnwho served asClerk of the Closet.[1]Among his younger siblings (who were granted the rank of earl's children in 1991) were Hon. David Mark Herbert (chief executive ofStudio Vista),[2]Lady Elizabeth Barbarina Herbert (wife of Maj. Hubert Robert Holden ofSibdon Castle,theHigh Sheriff of Shropshire),[3]and the Hon. Andrew Clive Herbert.[4][5]

His paternal grandparents were Sybella Augusta Herbert (néeMilbank) andMaj.-Gen.TheHon.William Henry Herbert,Mayor of Shrewsbury(and younger son ofEdward Herbert, 2nd Earl of PowisandLucy Herbert, Countess of Powis).[6]His maternal grandparents wereWilliam Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Boltonand ElizabethnéeGibson, a daughter of the1st Baron Ashbourne).[7]

He was educated atEton Collegebefore attendingTrinity College, Cambridge,from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949.[1]

Career

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Between school and university, Herbert served in theRifle Brigadefrom 1943, during theSecond World War,until demobilised in 1947.[8]Herbert was appointed a Fellow of the Land Agents' Society[1]and of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and worked as a land agent on estates inBedfordshire,NorfolkandSuffolkbefore returning to Shropshire in 1970 to farm his estate inChirbury,[8]described as "straddling the Welsh border" and "let his cottages in Chirbury at low rents, safeguarding the village school, and led an appeal to restore the parish church."[9]

Upon the death of his bachelor cousin,Christian Herbert(both great-grandchildren of the2nd Earl), on 7 October 1988,[10]he succeeded as the 7thEarl of Powis,in addition to a number of subsidiary titles including theBaron Clive of Plassey,Baron Clive of Walcot,Baron Herbert of Chirbury,Viscount Cliveof Ludlow and theBaron PowisofPowis Castle.[1]

Personal life

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On 26 July 1949, Herbert was married to the Hon. Katharine Odeyne de Grey, daughter of Lt.-Col.George de Grey, 8th Baron Walsinghamand the former Hyacinth Lambart Bouwens.[4]Together, they lived at Marrington Hall in Chirbury, Shropshire, and were the parents of:[1]

  • John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis(b. 1952), who married Marijke Sofia Guther, daughter of Maarten Nanne Guther, in 1977.[5]They have four children.
  • Hon. Michael Clive Herbert (b. 1954), who married Susan Mary Baker, daughter of Guy Baker, in 1978.[1]They have three children.
  • Hon. Peter James Herbert (b. 1955), who married Terri McBride, daughter of Sean McBride, in 1978.[1]They had two daughters and a son, he then remarried and had another two children.
  • Hon. Edward David Herbert (1958–2008), who married Diana Christine Shore, daughter of Cedric Shore, in 1985.[1]They have two children.
  • Lady Lorraine Elizabeth Herbert (b. 1961), who married Roger Samuel Jones in 1981.[1]They have two children.
  • Lady Nicola Wendy Herbert (b. 1962), who married Robert Thomas Buxton in 1985.[1]They have one daughter, Kim.

After being ill with cancer for eleven months,[8]Lord Powis died at theRoyal Shrewsbury HospitalinShropshireon 13 August 1993 at age 68.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^abcdefghijMosley, Charles, editor.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.Wilmington, Delaware,U.S.A.:Burke's Peerage(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 3205-3207.
  2. ^"Obituary: David Herbert".The Independent.22 November 1996.Retrieved23 June2022.
  3. ^"Tributes as Shropshire artwork expert dies, aged 58".Shropshire Star.15 October 2014.Retrieved23 June2022.
  4. ^abKidd, Charles; Shaw, Christine (24 June 2008).Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008.Debrett's. pp. 1453, 1154–1155.ISBN978-1-870520-80-5.Retrieved23 June2022.
  5. ^abMorris, Susan (20 April 2020).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019.eBook Partnership. p. 4031.ISBN978-1-9997670-5-1.Retrieved23 June2022.
  6. ^"HERBERT family, (earls of POWIS)".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved23 June2022.
  7. ^Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910).Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour.T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 1126.Retrieved23 June2022.
  8. ^abc"Earl of Powis dies after battle with cancer".Shropshire Star.16 August 1993. p. 13.
  9. ^"Villages in mourning for 'George'".The Birmingham Post.16 August 1993. p. 5.Retrieved23 June2022.
  10. ^"Earl of Powis".The Daily Telegraph.8 October 1988. p. 13.Retrieved23 June2022.
  11. ^"Earl dies".The Observer.15 August 1993. p. 4.Retrieved23 June2022.
  12. ^"Benefactor earl dies".Birmingham Evening Mail.16 August 1993. p. 11.Retrieved23 June2022.
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