James Herbert (1660–1704)

English politician

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

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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.[1] 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.[2] The complaints were not upheld, and Herbert remained the MP for Aylesbury.

## References

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1. ^ "HERBERT, James I (1660-1704), of Tythrop House, Kingsey, Bucks. | History of Parliament Online".
2. ^ "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.

Parliament of England

Preceded by

William Trenchard
John Ashe

|  Member of Parliament for Westbury
1685–1689
With:  Richard Lewis | Succeeded by

Richard Lewis
Peregrine Bertie

Preceded by

Caleb Banks
Sir John Godwin

|  Member of Parliament for Queenborough
1689–1690
With:  Robert Crawford | Succeeded by

Robert Crawford
Sir John Banks, Bt

Preceded by

Simon 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 by

Simon Harcourt
Sir Henry Parker, 2nd Bt

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