Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol (10 October 1870 – 5 April 1960), styled Lord Herbert Hervey from 1907 to 1951, was a British peer. He succeeded his brother Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol

Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol

Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician.He succeeded his uncle Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol in 1907...

 in 1951.

The 5th Marquess was the fifth son of Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey

Lord Augustus Hervey

Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Hervey was the second son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol, and Lady Katherine Isabella, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland...

 (1837-1875), MP

Member of Parliament

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 for West Suffolk

West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)

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, and Mariana, née Hodnett (died 30 January 1920). Lord Augustus Hervey was the younger brother of Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol

Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol

Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol was a British peer and Member of Parliament ....

, and the younger son of Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol

Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol

Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA , styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician...

.

Hervey was educated at Clifton College

Clifton College

Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...

. He married twice:

1. 19 October 1914 (divorced 1933), Lady Jean Alice Elaine Cochrane (d. 5 January 1955), daughter of the 12th Earl of Dundonald
   Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
   Lieutenant-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general.-Military career:...
   
   , and had one son, Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
   Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
   Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol , was a British aristocrat and businessman. He is notable for having served a jail term for jewel theft...
   
   .
2. 15 December 1952, Dora Frances (died 27 March 1953), only daughter of George Marshall, and widow of Don Pedro de Zulueta.

In 1892 Hervey joined H.M. Diplomatic Service, becoming Consul

Consul (representative)

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 in Chile

Chile

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 in 1892 for three years. For a year he served as chargé d'affaires

Chargé d'affaires

In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...

 at Montevideo

Montevideo

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 and Guatemala

Guatemala

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, and was Consul in Abyssinia

Ethiopia

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 from 1907 to 1909. He was listed as a Commercial attaché

Attaché

Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...

 in 1913, but elevated to the status of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Envoy (title)

In diplomacy, an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary is, under the terms of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an Ambassador and a Minister Resident....

, to Colombia

Colombia

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 in 1919-1923 and Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 and Ecuador

Ecuador

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 in 1923-1928, retiring in 1929.

He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun

Order of the Sun

The Order of the Sun is the highest award bestowed by the nation of Peru to commend notable civil and military merit...

by the Peruvian government.