Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea

The Right Honourable The Lord Herbert of Lea PC
The 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, by Disdéri, c. 1860s
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 8 February 1855 – 23 February 1855
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Sir George Grey, Bt
Succeeded by	Lord John Russell
Secretary of State for War
In office 30 December 1852 – 8 February 1855
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded by	Sir John Pakington, Bt
Succeeded by	The Lord Panmure
In office 18 June 1859 – 22 July 1861
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Jonathan Peel
Succeeded by	Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt
Personal details
Born	(1810-09-16)16 September 1810
Died	2 August 1861(1861-08-02) (aged 50)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative Liberal
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth à Court-Repington (1822–1911)
Children	7
Parent(s)	George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke Countess Catherine Vorontsov
Alma mater	Oriel College, Oxford

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, PC (16 September 1810 – 2 August 1861) was a British statesman and a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale.