George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke

The Earl of Pembroke
Governor of Guernsey
In office
1807–1827
Preceded byThe Earl Grey
Succeeded bySir William Keppel
Member of Parliament
for Wilton
In office
1788–1794
Preceded byWilliam Gerard Hamilton
Philip Goldsworthy
Succeeded byThe Viscount FitzWilliam
Philip Goldsworthy
In office
1780–1785
Preceded byHenry Herbert
Charles Herbert
Succeeded byWilliam Gerard Hamilton
Philip Goldsworthy
Personal details
Born10 September 1759
Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire, England
Died26 October 1827 (aged 68)
Pembroke House, London, England
Political partyWhig
Spouses
Elizabeth Beauclerk
(m. 1787; died 1793)
(m. 1808)
Children10, including Robert Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore
Parent(s)Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke (father)
Lady Elizabeth Spencer (mother)
RelativesCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (maternal grandfather)
EducationHarrow School
Military service
RankGeneral
Commands2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars:
 • Siege of Valenciennes

General George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and 8th Earl of Montgomery KG, PC (10 September 1759 – 26 October 1827) was an English peer, army officer, and politician.


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