Background
Hervey was the eldest surviving son of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and his wife, Elizabeth née Davers (died 1800).
Hervey was the eldest surviving son of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and his wife, Elizabeth née Davers (died 1800).
Joining the navy, he was promoted Captain and was at one point the senior naval officer on the Street Lawrence River in Quebec. From 1787 to 1794, he was Minister to Tuscany. They had a daughter, Honorary
Elizabeth Catherine Caroline (1780–1803), who married Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford.