Constituency : Colchester 1892-5 ( Conservative ), Southport 1898-99
Herbert claimed Southport when George Curzon became Viceroy of India..
Herbert was a colonel's son. He was educated at Sandhurst and joined the army where he rose to be a captain. He was interested in art and invited to a private showing by Whistler in 1887. In 1892 he was elected at Colchester as a Conservative. He was a friend of the Prince of Wales.
In 1895 Herbert declared after the Queen's Speech that he found Rosebery's programme more to his taste then Conservative policy and resigned his seat . He fought Southport, where he had an estate, as a Liberal in 1895 but was defeated. He was created a baronet later that year.
Herbert's wife Jeannie Chamberlain was a noted political hostess.
Herbert's time as a Liberal MP was brief as he died of laryngitis the following year at the age of 35.
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