Courtier and politician. He fought for the royalists in the English Civil War, and served as MP for Hythe, 1661-79. From 1662 until his death, he was treasurer and receiver to Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II. Uncle to John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol.
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John Hervey
On this site stood the residence of the Hervey family. Their house was compl...
Established by an Order of the Court at Aldermen on 22 September 1569, a Royal Charter being granted in 1937. Today it supports the trade in this country and helps to foster links with the craft ac...
Group, Craft / Design, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration
Prime Minister 1827-1828. Secretary of State for the Colonies 1827. Â Father of George. Died Putney Heath.
Initiator of the uniform Penny Post in 1840. Due to him Britain was the first country to use adhesive stamps and thus we do not have to put the name of our country on them. This is analogous to the...
Politician. Born Dublin to a land-owning politician. Entered government in 1798, first in Ireland, and then from 1801 in Westminster. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1812 - 22. 1821 became ...
A trustee of Lambeth Savings Bank in or after 1903. and father to John Vallentin VC. Born London. Took on his father's profession, distiller, and was Master of the Worshipful Company of Distillers...
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