Henry Herbert

Henry Herbert may refer to:

British peers
  • Henry Herbert (MP for Monmouthshire) (died 1598), MP for Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1534–1601), Custos Rotulorum and Lord Lieutenant
  • Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke (1693–1750), English colonel, Groom of the Stole, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1733–1750
  • Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke (1734–1794), Lord of the Bedchamber, Governor of Portsmouth and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1756–1780 and 1782–1794
  • Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke (1939–2003), British aristocrat, film director and producer
  • Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1654–1709), English MP for Bewdley and for Worcester, Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire
  • Henry Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (a. 1678–1738)
  • Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (c. 1640–1691)
  • Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (died 1811), English MP for Wilton, Master of the Horse
  • Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon (1772-1833), his son, English MP for Cricklade
  • Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon (1800-1849), English MP for Wootton Bassett
  • Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831-1890), Secretary of State for the Colonies and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
  • Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (1898–1987)
  • Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon (1924-2001), English peer and racing manager
  • Henry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (1703–1772)
Other people
  • Henry Herbert (Master of the Revels) to Charles I and Charles II of England
  • Henry Herbert (actor), English stage actor and producer, better known in the U.S.
  • Henry Arthur Herbert (1756–1821), Anglo-Irish landowner and Irish MP for Kerry and Tralee, British MP for East Grinstead
  • Henry Arthur Herbert (1815–1866), (grandson of the above), Anglo-Irish landowner and Chief Secretary for Ireland, British MP for Kerry 1847–1866
  • Henry Arthur Herbert (1840–1901), (son of the above), Anglo-Irish landowner and British MP for Kerry 1866–1880
  • Henry William Herbert, novelist and sports writer

Famous quotes containing the words henry and/or herbert:

    “Fact I know; and Law I know; but what is this Necessity, save an empty shadow of my own mind’s throwing?”
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)

    “Who says that fictions only and false hair
    Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty?
    Is all good structure in a winding stair?
    May no lines pass, except they do their duty
    Not to a true, but painted chair?”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)