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Encyclopedia > Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery (c. 1656-1733), was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne.


From 1690 to 1692 he was First Lord of the Admiralty; then he served as Lord Privy Seal until 1699, being in 1697 the first plenipotentiary of Great Britain at the congress of Ryswick.


On two occasions he was Lord High Admiral for a short period; he was also Lord President of the Council and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, while he acted as one of the Lords Justices seven times; and he was president of the Royal Society in 1689-1690.



Preceded by:
The Earl of Torrington		 First Lord of the Admiralty
1690-1692		 Succeeded by:
The Lord Cornwallis
Preceded by:
Commission		 Lord Privy Seal
1692–1699		 Succeeded by:
The Viscount Lonsdale
Preceded by:
The Duke of Leeds		 Lord President of the Council
1699–1702		 Succeeded by:
The Duke of Somerset
Preceded by:
The Earl of Bridgewater
(First Lord of the Admiralty		 Lord High Admiral
1701-1702		 Succeeded by:
Prince George of Denmark
Preceded by:
The Duke of Somerset		 Lord President of the Council
1702–1708		 Succeeded by:
The Lord Somers
Preceded by:
Queen Anne		 Lord High Admiral
1708-1709		 Succeeded by:
The Earl of Orford
(First Lord of the Admiralty)





Preceded by:
Philip Herbert		 Earl of Pembroke
 Succeeded by:
Henry Herbert



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