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George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol

English diplomat and politician

Field	Value
name	George Hervey
image	Zoffany - George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol.jpg
birth_date	3 August 1721
death_date
allegiance	Great Britain
office	British Ambassador to Spain
term_start	1758
term_end	1761
preceded	Benjamin Keene
succeeded	William Zuylestein
parents	John Hervey

Mary Lepell

George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (3 August 1721 – 18/20 March 1775) was an English diplomat and politician who was the eldest son of John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, by his marriage with Mary Hervey.

Lord Bristol served for some years in the British Army, and in 1755 was sent to Turin as envoy extraordinary. He was ambassador at Madrid from 1758 to 1761, filling a difficult position with credit and dignity, and ranked among the followers of William Pitt the Elder.

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1766, he never visited that country during his short tenure of this office, and, after having served for a short time as keeper of the Privy Seal, became Groom of the Stool to George III in January 1770. He died unmarried, despite a youthful flirtation with the Lady Townshend, and was succeeded by his brother.

References

{{EB1911
(1926). "The Lively Lady Townshend and her Friends". William Heinemann Ltd.

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