Edward Herbert

Edward Herbert may refer to:

  • Edward Herbert (died 1563), MP for Old Sarum
  • Edward Herbert (died 1593), MP for Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583–1648), Anglo-Welsh soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher
  • Edward Herbert (attorney-general) (c. 1591–1658), member of the Parliament of England under Kings James I and Charles I
  • Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1633–1678)
  • Edward Herbert (of the Grange), judge and MP for Monmouthshire, 1656
  • Edward Herbert (judge) (c. 1648–1698), English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench; MP for Ludlow
  • Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis (1785–1848), British peer and Tory politician; MP for Ludlow
  • Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1818–1891), British peer and politician; MP for Shropshire North

Famous quotes containing the words edward and/or herbert:

    “We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.”
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    —George Herbert (1593–1633)