Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery ( c1656 - 1733 )

Birth: Castle Baynard, England, Europe (c1656) Death: His house in St James's Square, Westminster, England, Europe (22 January 1733) Burial : Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England, Europe (31 January 1733) Profession: Politician Education: Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1673) Career: Travelled to France and Italy (1676-1679); Freeman of the HEIC (1678); MP for Wilton (1678-1681); Commissioner for Assessment for Wiltshire (1679-1680); Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire (1683-1687, 1688-death), and for Monmouthshire and South Wales (1694-1715); Custos Rotulorum of Glamorgan (1683-1728), and for Pembrokeshire (1683-1715); High Steward of Wilton (1685-death), Salisbury (1709-death); raised the Militia of Wiltshire against the Duke of Monmouth (1685); Colonel of Foot in the Dutch Army (1685), and of 2nd Marine Regiment (1690-1691); Privy Councillor (1689-death); Ambassador to the States General (1689, 1705); First Lord of the Admiralty (1691-1692, 1701-1702); Elder Brother of Trinity House (1691-17007), and Master (1692-1694); Lord Privy Seal (1692-1699); first Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Ryswick (1697); Lord High Admiral (1702, 1708-1709); President of the Council (1702-1708); one of the Commissioners for the Union with Scotland (1707); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1707) Honours: KG 1700 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 13/05/1685 Council: PRS 1689-1690; VP 1687-.