James Herbert (died 1677)
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James Herbert was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1645 and 1677.
Herbert was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
and his wife Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
. He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge
on 15 June 1638, aged 15.
In May 1646, Herbert was elected Member of Parliament
for Wiltshire
in the Long Parliament
. He sat until he was excluded under Pride's Purge
in December 1648. He was awarded MA at Oxford on 12 April, 1648.
In 1659, Herbert was elected MP for Queenborough
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Queenborough in 1660 for the Convention Parliament and in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
. He sat until his death in April 1677.
Herbert owned Tythrop House, Kingsey
, Buckinghamshire He died at the age of 54.
Herbert married Jane Spiller daughter of Sir Robert Spiller of Laleham
, Middlesex in 1645, when his father settled the manor of Milton Kent on him. His son James succeeded him His daughter Jane married Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Bt. and had issue.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
variously between 1645 and 1677.
Herbert was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery KG was an English courtier and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I...
and his wife Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, lyric poet, sportsman and patron of the arts, and is currently the most popular alternative candidate proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare's works....
. He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
on 15 June 1638, aged 15.
In May 1646, Herbert was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Wiltshire
Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He sat until he was excluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
in December 1648. He was awarded MA at Oxford on 12 April, 1648.
In 1659, Herbert was elected MP for Queenborough
Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected MP for Queenborough in 1660 for the Convention Parliament and in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
. He sat until his death in April 1677.
Herbert owned Tythrop House, Kingsey
Kingsey
Kingsey is a small village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the boundary with Oxfordshire, about two miles east of Thame and a mile south of Haddenham....
, Buckinghamshire He died at the age of 54.
Herbert married Jane Spiller daughter of Sir Robert Spiller of Laleham
Laleham
Laleham is a village in the borough of Spelthorne, in the county of Surrey in South East England and adjoins Staines. It is within the historic boundaries of Middlesex. To its south is Laleham Park by the River Thames, across green belt farmland to its north and south east are Ashford and...
, Middlesex in 1645, when his father settled the manor of Milton Kent on him. His son James succeeded him His daughter Jane married Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Bt. and had issue.