Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
- Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon FSA (3 June 1772 – 16 April 1833), styled Lord Porchester from 1794 to 1811, was a British peer and politician.
Born in Hill Street in London, he was the son of the 1st Earl of Carnarvon and Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham, and was baptised in St George Hanover Square, London on 22 June 1772. Herbert was educated at Eton College in Berkshire.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cricklade from 1794 until 1811, when he succeeded to his father's titles. In 1814, he was made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Herbert was further High Steward of Newbury. He died, aged 60 in Grosvenor Square, London and was buried in Burghclere in Hampshire.
On 26 April 1796, he married Elizabeth Kitty Acland, daughter of Colonel John Dyke Acland in St George Hanover Square. They had five children, three daughters and two sons, including his heir Henry Herbert.
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