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Rear-Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (8 November 1863– 24 October 1951) was a British nobleman, naval officer and Conservative Party politician.
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Background
Hervey was the son of Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (1837–1875), the younger brother of the 3rd Marquess of Bristol. He was born in Dresden, Germany where his father was stationed.
He was educated at Tonbridge School and Eastman's Royal Naval Academy before joining HMS Britannia as a cadet in January 1877. He was a midshipman by the age of 15.
Naval and political career
In August 1901 he was appointed to command the cruiser HMS Prometheus, which was commissioned to serve in the Channel Squadron the following September. He was promoted to Captain on 31 December 1901, and later became a Rear Admiral. He retired from active service under this role in May 1911.
Hervey was elected at the general election in January 1906 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury St Edmunds, but automatically resigned in August the following year when he succeeded his uncle in the peerages. He later became chairman of West Suffolk County Council from 1915 to 1934.
Family
The 4th Marquess married the heiress Alice Frances Theodora Wythes (1875–1957) in 1896. They had two daughters, Lady Phyllis Hervey and Lady Marjorie Hervey. Marjorie married John Erskine, Lord Erskine.
Lord Bristol was succeeded by his youngest brother Lord Herbert Hervey.