George Sidney Herbert
Sir George Sidney Herbert | |
|---|---|
 Sir George Sidney Herbert in 1937 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1886 |
| Died | 30 January 1942 (aged 55) Bath, Somerset |
| Relations | Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet |
| Parent(s) | Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke Lady Beatrix Louisa Lambton |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1914-1919 |
| Rank | Major Honorary Colonel |
| Unit | 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Colonel the Hon. Sir George Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet (8 October 1886 – 30 January 1942)[1] was an English businessman and member of the Royal Household.
Early life and education[edit]
George Sidney Herbert was born on 8 October 1886 to Sidney Herbert, the 14th Earl of Pembroke, and Lady Beatrix Louisa Lambton.[2][3] He was the fourth of four children, and the second of two sons; his brother Reginald would take their father's titles.[4] George Herbert was educated at Eton, where he was in Henry Bowlby's house,[2] and then Magdalen College at the University of Oxford.[5][6]
In 1902 Herbert served as his father's page at the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra, walking behind his father and carrying his coronet during the king and queen's procession.[7][8] He reached majority in 1907, marked by a large party thrown by his parents.[9]
Career[edit]
Herbert was a member of the 2nd (Eton College) Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as early as 1905,[10] androm 1914 to 1919, served as a colonel in the First World War. Later, he was the director of the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, of Wessex Associated News Ltd, and of Western Gazette Co. Ltd. He was also a local director for Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Co. Ltd.[6]
Herbert became part of the Royal Household in 1928, with his appointment as a Gentleman Usher to King George V;[11][12][13] he took the place of Sir Lionel Cust, who had resigned.[14] His appointment continued during the reigns of Edward VIII and George VI in turn;[15][16][17] in 1936 was named an aide-de-camp to the king,[18] and the following year a groom in waiting.[19] As part of the 1937 New Year Honours 1937 he was created a baronet, "for political and public services in Wiltshire".[20][21][22]
Personal life[edit]
Herbert lived in East Knoyle, at Knoyle House. He enjoyed gardening, shooting for recreation, and was a member of the Carlton Club.[23] He was the cousin of Sir Sidney Herbert, and served along with Vivian Smith as executor for his estate upon his 1939 death.[24] George Herbert was himself bequeathed £40,000, along with a life interest in the Boyton Manor estate and £50,000 for its upkeep;[24] his responsibilities as executor also included attending to a locked tin deed box, which the will requested be "destroyed unopened by cremating".[25] Herbert was also a trustee for a young Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, the 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, upon the death of his father.[26]
Herbert died suddenly on 30 January 1942 aged 55;[27] he had a heart attack while en route to Bath, Somerset and died at a nursing home in the city that his chauffeur drove him to.[13] He left an unsettled estate of £71,085 15s 2d, with net personalty £70,045 7s 10d.[28][29] After £22,075 in taxes he bequeathed £500 to Salisbury Division Conservative Association, and £250 each to a butler, gardener, chauffeur, and keeper; the remaining £41,000 he left to his mother for life, and then to the family member living at Boyton.[28] A bachelor, he left no heir to his baronetcy, which became extinct.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sir George Sidney Herbert, 1st Bt; Beatrix Louisa (née Lambton), Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery". National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Death of Colonel the Hon. Sir George Herbert, Bart". Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald. Vol. 186, no. 9422. Bath. 7 February 1942. p. 8. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Sorrow at East Knoyle: Death of Dowager Countess of Pembroke". The Western Gazette. No. 10, 779. Yeovil. 17 March 1944. p. 3.
- ^ "Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery". Obituary. The Times. No. 54, 668. London. 14 January 1960. p. 17.
- ^ "Colonel Sir George Herbert". Obituary. The Times. No. 49, 148. London. 31 January 1942. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Herbert, Col Hon. Sir George Sidney". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U226730. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "The Coronation". The Times. No. 36, 843. London. 11 August 1902. pp. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ Harris, Russell. "Herbert, Col Hon. Sir George Sidney". The Lafayette Negative Archive. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "From To-Day's "Daily Express"". The New York Herald. No. 25, 980 (European ed.). New York. 10 October 1907. p. 3.
- ^ "Volunteer Corps, Rifle: 2nd Bucks (Eton College)". The London Gazette. No. 27765. 17 February 1905. p. 1207.
- ^ "Lord Chamberlain's Office". The London Gazette. No. 33353. 3 February 1928. p. 755.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 44, 808. London. 4 February 1928. p. 15. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Col. Sir George Herbert, T.D." The Western Gazette. No. 10, 669. Yeovil. 6 February 1942. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "East Knoyle". Local and District News. The Western Gazette. No. 9, 940. Yeovil. 10 February 1928. p. 6. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Col. Sir George Herbert". Obituary. The Daily Telegraph. No. 27, 035. London. 31 January 1942. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Gentlemen Ushers". The London Gazette. No. 34306. 20 July 1936. pp. 4664–4665.
- ^ "Grooms in Waiting". The London Gazette. No. 34306. 2 March 1937. p. 1406.
- ^ "New Aide-de-Camp". Western Mail. No. 20, 806. Yeovil. 4 March 1936. p. 8. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Gentlemen Ushers". The London Gazette. No. 34376. 2 March 1937. p. 1407.
- ^ "The King's First Honours". The Western Gazette. No. 10, 408. Yeovil. 5 February 1937. p. 12. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Well Deserved Honour". Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald. Vol. 181, no. 9161. Bath. 6 February 1937. p. 4. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette (Supplement). No. 34365. 1 February 1937. p. 688.
- ^ "Baronetcy for Hon. Geo. Herbert". Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald. Vol. 181, no. 9161. Bath. 6 February 1937. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Will of Sir Sidney Herbert". The Western Gazette. No. 10, 532. Yeovil. 23 June 1939. p. 11. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Box Secret in £555,000 Will". The Daily Mail. No. 13, 464. London. 20 June 1939. p. 17. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Union Of Benefices". The Times. No. 45, 803. London. 22 April 1931. p. 5. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Col. Sir George Herbert". Obituary. The Financial Times. No. 16, 498. London. 31 January 1942. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Will of Col. the Hon. Sir G. S. Herbert". The Western Gazette. No. 10, 692. Yeovil. 17 July 1942. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "The Late Sir Geo. Herbert". Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald. Vol. 186, no. 9445. Bath. 18 July 1942. p. 3. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
Bibliography[edit]
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