George Herbert (priest)

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The Very Reverend Honourable George Herbert (25 November 1825 – 15 March 1894) was an Anglican priest. He was Dean of Hereford in the last third of the 19th century.[1]

Herrbert was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge.[2][3] At Cambridge, he was president of the University Pitt Club.[4] Ordained in 1850,[5] he began his ministry as a curate at St Mary's Kidderminster. Five years later he became Vicar of Clun. In 1867 he was appointed to the Deanery of Hereford Cathedral,[6] a post he held until his death.[3]

Notes

  1. thePeerage.com
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  3. 3.0 3.1 The Times, Friday, Mar 16, 1894; pg. 11; Issue 34213; col E Obituary The Very Rev George Herbert
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  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ”Hereford Cathedral: a history” Aylmer,G/Tiller,J: London, Hambledon, 2000 ISBN 1-85285-194-5
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Hereford
1867–1894
Succeeded by
James Wentworth Leigh


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