Background
Herbert was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
Herbert was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
University of Oxford.
He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge on 15 June 1638, aged 15. He sat until he was excluded under Pride"s Purge in December 1648. He was awarded Master of Arts at Oxford on 12 April 1648.
In 1659, Herbert was elected Member of Parliament for Queenborough in the Third Protectorate Parliament.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Queenborough in 1660 for the Convention Parliament and in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. He sat until his death in April 1677.
Herbert owned Tythrop House, Kingsey, Buckinghamshire He died at the age of 54. Herbert married Jane Spiller daughter of Sir Robert Spiller of Laleham, Middlesex in 1645, when his father settled the manor of Milton Kent on him. and had issue.
Cavalier Parliament]
In May 1646, Herbert was elected Member of Parliament for Wiltshire in the Long Parliament.