Lord Alfred Hervey
Lord Alfred Hervey, known before 1826 as Alfred Hervey, was a British politician.
Biography
Early life
Alfred Hervey was born on 25 June 1816. He was the youngest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol and Elizabeth Albana. His maternal grandfather was Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown. He received his education at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.Career
He served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government and Lord Palmerston's first government.He was one of the two MPs for Brighton during the years 1842–1857. Active in the affairs of the town, he was a founder Vice President of Brighton College and served on its Council from 1845 to 1875. From 1859 to 1865, he was MP for Bury St Edmunds. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 27 March 1848.
He was commissioned as a Lieutenant
in the disembodied West Suffolk Militia on 4 July 1831, and was promoted to captain on 9 April 1852.