Hervey-Bathurst Baronets
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The Hervey-Bathurst Baronetcy, of Larinston in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 December 1818 for Felton Hervey-Bathurst, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to the heirs male of his father. Hervey-Bathurst was the grandson of the Hon. Felton Hervey, seventh son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol
, and served as an Aide-de-Camp
to the Duke of Wellington
after the Battle of Waterloo
. Born Felton Hervey, he had assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Bathurst in 1801. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his next brother, the second Baronet. The fourth Baronet sat as Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Wiltshire South. The fifth Baronet was a Major in the Grenadier Guards
and fought in the Egypt campaign of 1898, in the Second Boer War
and in the First World War, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
.
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol was an English politician.John Hervey was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of Sir Thomas Hervey. He was educated in Bury and at Clare College, Cambridge...
, and served as an Aide-de-Camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
after the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. Born Felton Hervey, he had assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Bathurst in 1801. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his next brother, the second Baronet. The fourth Baronet sat as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Wiltshire South. The fifth Baronet was a Major in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
and fought in the Egypt campaign of 1898, in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and in the First World War, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
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Hervey-Bathurst Baronets, of Larinston (1818)
- Sir Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst, 1st Baronet (1782-1819)
- Sir Frederick Anne Hervey-Bathurst, 2nd Baronet (1783-1824)
- Sir Frederick Hutchinson Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet (1807-1881)
- Sir Frederick Thomas Arthur Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet (1833-1900)
- Sir Frederick Edward William Hervey-Bathurst, 5th Baronet (1870-1956)
- Sir Frederick Peter Methuen Hervey-Bathurst, 6th Baronet (1903-1995)
- Sir (Frederick) John Charles Gordon Hervey-Bathurst, 7th Baronet (b. 1934)