Career
Hervey was of Ickworth, Suffolk. He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 April 1608, as of Street Martins. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Preston in 1625.
In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bury Street Edmunds and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Hervey died at the age of about 74.