James Herbert (1660–1704), of Tythrop House, Kingsey, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician.
Herbert was the son of the Hon. James Herbert and his wife Jane née Spiller. He married Lady Catherine Osborne, the daughter of Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby on 1 July 1674. They had three sons and four daughters.
Career
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Queenborough in the periods 14 April 1677 – 8 January 1681 and 1689–1690, for Westbury from 1685 to 1687, and for Aylesbury in 1695 – 11 November 1704. His election in Aylesbury in 1695 was controversial: he secured a majority of 16 votes over his rival Simon Mayne, but complaints were brought to the House of Commons that unqualified persons had voted while others had been bribed to vote for Herbert. The complaints were not upheld, and Herbert remained the MP for Aylesbury.
References
- "HERBERT, James I (1660-1704), of Tythrop House, Kingsey, Bucks. | History of Parliament Online".
- "House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 28 January 1696 Pages 416-419 Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 11, 1693-1697". British History Online. HMSO 1803. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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| Preceded byWilliam Trenchard John Ashe |
Member of Parliament for Westbury 1685–1689 With: Richard Lewis |
Succeeded byRichard Lewis Peregrine Bertie |
| Preceded byCaleb Banks Sir John Godwin |
Member of Parliament for Queenborough 1689–1690 With: Robert Crawford |
Succeeded byRobert Crawford Sir John Banks, Bt |
| Preceded bySimon Mayne Sir Thomas Lee, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Aylesbury 1695–1704 With: Sir Thomas Lee, Bt to 1699 Robert Dormer 1699–1701 Sir Thomas Lee, Bt 1701 – July 1702 Sir John Pakington, Bt July–December 1702 Simon Harcourt from December 1702 |
Succeeded bySimon Harcourt Sir Henry Parker, 2nd Bt |
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