Percy Herbert (bishop)
William Fleming | |
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| Other post(s) | Bishop of Kingston Bishop of Blackburn Clerk of the Closet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Percy Mark Herbert 25 April 1885 |
| Died | 22 January 1968 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | Sybella Augusta Milbank William Henry Herbert |
| Spouse |
Hon. Elaine Orde-Powlett
(after 1922) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
The Right Reverend Percy Mark Herbert
Early life
Percy was the second son of Sybella Augusta (
His paternal grandparents were Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis and the former Lady Lucy Graham (a daughter of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose). His maternal grandparents were Mark William Vane Milbank (grandson of William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland) and Barbarina Sophia Farquhar (a daughter of Sir Thomas Farquhar, 2nd Baronet).[5]
Herbert was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1907. He later earned a Doctor of Divinity from Trinity College in 1922.[5]
Career
After he was ordained in 1909, he served for a period as
After retiring from his post as Bishop of Norwich, Herbert became Rector of
He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order in 1954.[5]
Personal life
On 19 September 1922, he had married Hon. Elaine Letitia Algitha Orde-Powlett,[9] daughter of William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton and the former Hon. Elizabeth Gibson (a daughter of Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne). Together, they had four children (who were granted the rank of earl's children in 1991):[5]
- George William Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis (1925–1993), who married Hon. Katharine Odeyne de Grey, daughter of Lt.-Col. George de Grey, 8th Baron Walsingham and Hyacinth Lambart Bouwens, in 1949.[5]
- Hon. David Mark Herbert (1927–1996), chief executive of Studio Vista who married Monica Brenda Swann, daughter of Laurence Edmund Swann, in 1955.[5]
- Lady Elizabeth Barbarina Herbert (b. 1928), who married Maj. Hubert Robert Holden, the High Sheriff of Shropshire and son of Robert Millington Holden, in 1948.[5]
- Hon. Andrew Clive Herbert (1933–2000), who married Carol Mae Charlton, daughter of John Charlton, in 1963. They divorced in 1971 and he married Edith Ann Dominguez, daughter of Aelxander Dominguez, in 1983.[5]
Above all "a pastoral bishop", he died at the Royal Masonic Hospital in London, aged 82.[10] Through his eldest son, he is a grandfather of John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis.[5]
References
- ^ Court Circular (Court and Social) His Majesty today received a new diocesan bishop... The Times Thursday, 17 February 1927; p. 17; Issue 44508; col B to 1942
- ^ Court Circular (Court and Social) The King today received the Bishop Designate of Norwich..... The Times Wednesday, 3 June 1942; p. 7; Issue 49252; col B
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, Aug 06, 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52383; col C Her Majesty's Household Appointments Gazetted Category: Official Appointments and Notices
- ^ Details and photograph Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at the Provincial Grand Lodge website.
- ^ U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2684.
- ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ New Suffragan Bishop. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Monday, 12 December 1921; p. 10; Issue 42901; col F
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (22 April 1956). "LADY ANNE COKE IS WED; Bride of Colin Tennant--Two in Royal Family Attend". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Marriages (Marriages) Herbert-Orde-Powlett The Times Tuesday, 12 September 1922; p. 13; Issue 43134; col C
- ^ The Rt Rev P. M. Herbert (Obituaries) The Times Tuesday, 23 January 1968; p. 10; Issue 57156; col G
