Alfred Herbert

Sir
Alfred Herbert
KBE
Sir Alfred Herbert KBE
	Alfred Herbert at the age of 90
Born	5 September 1866; Leicester, England
Died	26 May 1957 (aged 90); King's Somborne, England
Nationality	British
Organization	Alfred Herbert Ltd.
Known for	Benefactor to Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Spouse(s)	Ellen Adela (married 1889), Florence Lucus (married 1913), Marian Pugh (married 1933)
Children	4

Sir Alfred Edward Herbert

industrialist and museum benefactor. He moved to Coventry in 1887 to manage a small engineering business which grew to become Alfred Herbert Limited, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of machine tools.^[2]

Career

Born in Leicester and educated at Stoneygate House School in Leicester, Alfred Herbert became an apprentice at Joseph Jessop & Sons, crane builders in 1884.^[1]

In 1887 he moved to

Légion d'honneur in 1919.^[4]

He retired to Dunley Manor in Whitchurch, Hampshire and died at King's Somborne in 1957.^[1]^[5]

Philanthropy

As well as being an industrialist, Herbert was a philanthropist within Coventry, building almshouses, supporting wounded servicemen through donations, establishing a camp for the city's poor children, and funding the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral.^[1]

Herbert's legacy also lives on in the

foundation stone was laid by Herbert, who also donated a further £100,000 to the project.^[8] Lady Herbert's Garden off Hales Street is named in honour of his second wife.^[9]

Family

He was married three times; he married Ellen Adela Ryley (1864 -1918) on 17 September 1889, with whom he had four daughters, Gladys (1890–1962), Beatrice (1892 -1969), Doris (1894–1969) and Phyllis (1896–1972). They divorced in 1913.[10]

He married Florence Lucas in 1913, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. E. Lucas. She died in 1930 and he paid for decoration of the lady chapel of St Barbara's Church in her memory and Lady Herbert's Garden. In 1933, he married Marian Pugh, (née Arundel) (1881–1969), widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Pugh.^[1]^[2]

References

^
doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48619. (subscription or UK public library membership
required)

^
ISBN 978-0-7546-0523-2

^ "No. 31255". The London Gazette. 28 March 1919. p. 4009.
^ "No. 31293". The London Gazette. 15 April 1919. p. 4880.
^ Obituary, The Times, Monday, 27 May 1957
^ "History | The Herbert". Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ Sir A. Herbert's Gift To Coventry, The Times, 26 October 1938
^ McCarthy, James (2 September 2005). "Bright New Look For The Herbert; First Phase Of City Art Gallery Revealed". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
^ Orland, Rob. "Lady Herbert's Garden & City Wall". Historic Coventry. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
^ Lawford, Herry (15 May 2009). "Sir Alfred Herbert: Sir Alfred Herbert's Family". Sir Alfred Herbert. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links

The Best of British Engineering: Alfred Herbert

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doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48619. (subscription or UK public library membership
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[3] "No. 31255". The London Gazette. 28 March 1919. p. 4009.

[4] "No. 31293". The London Gazette. 15 April 1919. p. 4880.

[5] Obituary, The Times, Monday, 27 May 1957

[6] "History | The Herbert". Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[26Oct38-7] Sir A. Herbert's Gift To Coventry, The Times, 26 October 1938

[tel2005-8] McCarthy, James (2 September 2005). "Bright New Look For The Herbert; First Phase Of City Art Gallery Revealed". Coventry Evening Telegraph.

[9] Orland, Rob. "Lady Herbert's Garden & City Wall". Historic Coventry. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

[10] Lawford, Herry (15 May 2009). "Sir Alfred Herbert: Sir Alfred Herbert's Family". Sir Alfred Herbert. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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