William Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England

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  in 1626.

Herbert was the eldest son of William Herbert of Coldbrook and his wife Catherine Morgan, daughter of Thomas Morgan of Tredegar. He was the grandson of Matthew Herbert.

In 1626, Herbert was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire

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 in 1638.

Herbert died in 1646.

Herbert married firstly Priscilla Pigot, daughter of Sir Edward Pigot of Laughton, Buckinghamshire and secondly Elizabeth Claypole daughter of Sir John Claypole of Northamptonshire. His son Henry Herbert

Henry Herbert (Parliamentarian)

Henry Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1642 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.Herbert was the son of William Herbert of Coldbrook...

was also MP.