HERBERT, George Augustus, Lord Herbert (1759-1827).

Lord Herbert sat for Wilton on the family interest, but showed no great inclination for Parliament. A courtier, he was an admirer of Pitt who supported his administration without speaking. In 1791 he was reckoned hostile to the repeal of the Test Act in Scotland. In 1793 he took part with credit in the Flanders campaign and was ‘sick of the profession, but could not leave it’.Malmesbury Diaries, iii. 19. He returned to England in the following January to succeed to his father’s title. With all the domestic virtues and a reputation as an ‘improved landlord’, he could seldom be drawn into public life, declining several offices and (in 1800) a marquessate. He died 26 Oct. 1827.