Lord Alfred Hervey known before 1826 as Alfred Hervey, was a minor British politician

Politician

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. He was the youngest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol

Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol

Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Hervey between 1796 and 1803 and known as The Earl of Bristol between 1803 and 1826, was a British peer....

. He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury

Lord of the Treasury

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 in Lord Aberdeen

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

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's coalition government

Aberdeen Ministry

-The Cabinet:† After June 1854 office became Secretary of State for War.Notes*Lord John Russell served as Leader of the House of Commons from December 1852 to February 1855.Changes...

 and Lord Palmerston

Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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's first government

Palmerston Government 1855-1858

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.

Lord Alfred was one of the two MPs for Brighton

Brighton

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 during the years 1842-57. Active in the affairs of the town, he was a founder Vice President of Brighton College

Brighton College

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 and served on its Council from 1845 to 1875. From 1859 to 1865, he was MP for Bury St Edmunds.

His eldest son Reverend Canon Frederick Alfred John Hervey (1846–1910) was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria

Victoria of the United Kingdom

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 from 1886 to 1901 and Domestic Chaplain to King Edward VII

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

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from 1878 to 1910.

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