Hervey, Frederick William, 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769 -1859)

Frederick William Hervey was born 2 Ocotober 1769, the second but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus, 4th Earl of Bristol, and Elizabeth daughter of Sir Jermyn Danvers Baronet. He was educated at Cambridge where he took his Master of Arts and an LL.D. He was Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1796-1803 and Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1801-1803. He married, 20 February 1798, Elizabeth Albana, second daughter of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templeton. He succeeded his father as 5th Earl of Bristol 8 July 1803, and was created Marquess of Bristol and Earl Jermyn 30 June 1826. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries. He died 15 February 1859, and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick William, 2nd Marquess of Bristol.