John Herbert (Conservative politician)
Sir John Herbert | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bengal | |
| In office 1939–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Knatchbull |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Casey |
| Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
| In office 1934–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Leolin Forestier-Walker |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Pym |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Arthur Herbert 16 December 1895 Coldbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 11 December 1943 (aged 47) Government House, Calcutta, India |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Mary Fox-Strangeways
(m. 1924) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Arthur Jones-Herbert Helen Louise Gammell |
Sir John Arthur Herbert GCIE (16 December 1895 – 11 December 1943) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a colonial governor in British India, serving as Governor of Bengal from 1939 until his death in December 1943.
Early life[edit]
Herbert was born at Coldbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales on 16 December 1895. He was the only son of Sir Arthur James Jones-Herbert GCVO, of Llanarth, Monmouthshire, and his wife, Lady Helen (née Helen Louise Gammell), of Rhode Island.[1]
Career[edit]
Herbert was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the British Army in 1919. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in Wales at a by-election in 1934.[2] In that year, he was made an honorary Major. He represented the constituency in the House of Commons until his resignation on 1 July 1939, when he was appointed as Governor of Bengal. Herbert was made an honorary Colonel in 1939 and was also knighted with the GCIE upon becoming Governor of Bengal. He served as Governor until his death in 1943, aged 48.[1]
Personal life[edit]
On 11 June 1924,[3] Herbert married Lady Mary Fox-Strangeways (1903–1948) in Newport, Rhode Island. Lady Mary was the eldest daughter of Giles Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester and Lady Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart (a daughter of the 6th Marquess of Londonderry).[4][5] Together, they were the parents of:
- Robin Arthur Elidyr Herbert (1934-2024), who studied at Eton, Oxford and Harvard and who married Margaret Griswold Lewis, a daughter of Geoffrey Whitney Lewis (who was with the U.S. Mission to NATO in Paris), in 1960.[6]
Sir John died at Government House, Calcutta on 11 December 1943.[7][1] Following his death, his widow served as a Woman of the Bedchamber to Princess Elizabeth from 1944 until her death in 1948.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "SIR J. A. HERBERT DIES; BENGAL EX-GOVERNOR; Resigned in October After Four YearsOnce in Parliament". The New York Times. 12 December 1943. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ "Lady Mary Fox-Strangwaye Wed". The New York Times. 12 June 1924. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (30 March 1924). "CAPTAIN HERBERT TO WED; Engagement to Lady Mary Fox-Strangways Is Announced". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Herbert, Sir John Arthur, (1895-1943), Knight Lieutenant Colonel Governor of Bengal". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Lewis Will Be Married To R.A.Herbert; Daughter of a NATO Aide to Be Bride of Oxford Graduate". The New York Times. 14 February 1960. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Geneanet - Colonel, Sir John Arthur Herbert G.C.I.E.
External links[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Herbert
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Photograph of Sir John Herbert as New Bengal Governor (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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