Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
The Earl of Pembroke | |
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Thomas Herbert by John Greenhill | |
| 8th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1689–1690 | |
| Preceded by | John Vaughan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Southwell |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 1690–1692 | |
| Monarchs | William III and Mary II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Torrington |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cornwallis |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| In office 1692–1699 | |
| Preceded by | In Commission Last held by Lord Halifax |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Lonsdale |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 18 May 1699 – 29 January 1702 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Leeds |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Somerset |
| In office 9 July 1702 – 25 November 1708 | |
| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Somerset |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Somers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1656 |
| Died | 22 January 1733 (aged 76–77) |
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| Children | 13 |
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Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (c. 1656 – 22 January 1733), styled The Honourable Thomas Herbert until 1683, was a British statesman who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1692 to 1699.