Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol

Frederick William Hervey was born on 2 October 1769, the son of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry, and his wife, Elizabeth née Davers. He was the younger son but, as his elder brother John Hervey died during their father's lifetime, he succeeded to the title on the father's death in 1803. He also had three sisters, Lady Mary Erne, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and Louisa Jenkinson, Countess of Liverpool.[1]

Hervey was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge in 1786[2] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1805.[3] In 1806 he inherited the estates of his uncle, Sir Charles Davers, 6th Baronet.

In 1826, he was created Marquess of Bristol and Earl Jermyn. He was succeeded by his son Frederick William (1800–1864), M.P. for Bury St Edmunds 1830–1859, as 2nd Marquess.

Hervey married Elizabeth Albana (1775–1844),[4] daughter of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown and Elizabeth Upton, Baroness Templetown, by whom he had two daughters and six sons:

• Lady Augusta Hervey (29 Dec 1798 – 17 March 1880)[5]
• Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol (15 July 1800 – 30 October 1864), the great-great-grandfather of the present Marquess
• Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Charlotte Hervey (08 Sep 1801 – 16 January 1869)
• Major Lord George Hervey (25 Jan 1803 – 03 Feb 1838)
• Lord William Hervey (27 September 1805– 6 May 1850), the grandfather of the heir presumptive to the marquessate
• Rt. Rev. Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells (20 August 1808– 9 June 1894)
• Lady Sophia Elizabeth Caroline Hervey (26 Apr 1811 – 1 Oct 1863)
• Rev. Lord Charles Amelius Hervey ( 1 November 1814 – 11 April 1880), cricketer and clergyman
• Lord Alfred Hervey (25 June 1816 – 15 April 1875)

He died on 15 February 1859 from gout.