Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
Castle Moro in the background | |
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Born | 19 May 1724 Derbyshire |
Died | 23 December 1779 St James's Square, London | (aged 55)
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1735–1775 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Princess HMS Phoenix HMS Defiance HMS Hampton Court HMS Monmouth HMS Dragon HMS Centurion Mediterranean Fleet |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Chudleigh |
Early life
Hervey was born the second son of
Promoted to post-captain on 15 January 1747, Hervey was given command of the third-rate HMS Princess and later the sixth-rate HMS Phoenix in January 1752 and saw action in her at the Battle of Minorca in May 1756.[2] He went on to command the fourth-rate HMS Defiance later that month, the third-rate HMS Hampton Court in May 1757 and the third-rate HMS Monmouth in March 1758.[2]
Hervey distinguished himself in several encounters with the French, and was of great assistance to
Having served with distinction in the
Political career
Hervey was Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds from 1757 to 1763, and, after being for a short time Member for Saltash, again represented Bury St Edmunds from 1768 until he succeeded his brother in the earldom of Bristol in 1775; as a member of the House of Lords, he automatically became ineligible to sit in the Commons. He often took part in debates in Parliament, and was a frequent contributor to periodical literature. He was an opponent of the Rockingham ministry and a strong defender of Admiral Keppel with whom he had worked closely.[8]
He was a
Personal life
In August 1744 Hervey had been secretly married to Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720–1788), afterwards Duchess of Kingston, but this union was dissolved in 1769. Lord Bristol died leaving no legitimate issue, and having, as far as possible, alienated his property from the title.[1]
In about 1765 Hervey paid to take
Many of his letters are in the Record Office, and his journals are in the British Museum. Other letters are printed in the Grenville Papers, vols. iii. and iv. (London, 1852–1853), and the Life of Admiral Keppel, by the Rev. Thomas Keppel (London, 1852).[8] Hervey Bay, Queensland, a bay and city in Australia, was named after him by Captain James Cook while carrying out the survey of the east coast of Australia on 22 May 1770.[13] Bristol Bay, the rich salmon fishing ground in southwest Alaska, was so named in honour of Hervey by Captain James Cook, who first charted the region in July 1778. Bristol Island, a five-mile long ice-covered quake-prone chain of volcanos in the South Sandwich Islands and the coral atoll comprising the islands of Manuae and Te-O-Au-Tu in the Cook Islands were also named in honour of Hervey by Captain James Cook.[14]
References
- ^ a b Courtney, William Prideaux (1891). Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 26. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- ^ a b c d e "Lord Augustus John Hervey (1724–1779)". Three Decks. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol". Burke’s Peerage. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13109. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 11549". The London Gazette. 1 April 1775. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 11843". The London Gazette. 27 January 1778. p. 2.
- ^ "All aboard the exhausting naval adventures of Augustus Hervey". Rogues Gallery. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b Keppel, p. 353
- ^ Rodger, p. 69
- ^ "Sainty, JC, Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870, Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 18–31". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ISBN 9780198614111. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/63409/. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 0-522-85093-6
- ^ "20 ways Brand Bristol has made city famous". Bristol 24/7. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
Sources
- Courtney, William Prideaux (1891). Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 26. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- Keppel, Thomas (1842). The life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel. Henry Colburn. p. 353.
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- Rodger, N.A.M. (1979). The Admiralty. Offices of State. Lavenham: T. Dalton Ltd. ISBN 0900963948.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bristol, Earls and Marquesses of". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
Further reading
- Holmes, M J R (1996). Augustus Hervey - A Naval Casanova. Durham: Pentland Press.
External links
- History of Hervey Bay Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine