Background
Herbert was born in London, the older son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, and his wife Elizabeth Kitty Acland, daughter of John Dyke Acland.
Herbert was born in London, the older son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, and his wife Elizabeth Kitty Acland, daughter of John Dyke Acland.
He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1831 Porchester was elected to the House of Commons for Wootton Bassett as a Tory, a seat he held until the following year when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Acting. In 1833 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1841.
lieutenant was during Carnarvon"s lifetime that the family seat of Highclere Castle was redesigned and rebuilt by Sir Charles Barry into a Victorian mansion.
Herbert played first-class cricket in 1822 when he was recorded in one match, totalling 1 run with a highest score of 1 and holding 2 catches. Lord Carnarvon married Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard, eldest daughter of Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard, in 1830.
Lady Carnarvon died in 1876.
Royal Society; 10th United Kingdom Parliament.