James Hervey-Bathurst

James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathurst CBE DL (born 8 December 1949) is a British businessman and landowner.

Hervey-Bathurst is the son of Major Benjamin Hervey-Bathurst and Hon. Elizabeth Cocks, the only daughter and heiress of Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers.[1] He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed in the 1971 Boat Race for Cambridge University.[2]

Through his mother, Hervey-Bathurst inherited Eastnor Castle and estate.[3] He has subsequently been closely involved in historic architecture and cultural heritage preservation in Britain. Since 2006 he has been vice-president of European Historic Houses. Between 2009 and 2013 he was a Trustee of the World Monuments Fund (UK). He was President of the Historic Houses Association. He currently works in heritage and taxation for Coutts. In 2009 he was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of services to national heritage.[4] Since 2008 he has been a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.[5]

He married, firstly, Hon. Sarah Peake, a daughter of Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, on 25 September 1982. They had three daughters. He married, secondly, Lucy Manners, with whom he has had two children.[6]

References

  1. ↑ ThePeerage.com (entry #322108) http://www.thepeerage.com/p32211.htm#i322108
  2. ↑ Railton, Jim (27 March 1972). "Tactics are Oxford's only hope against powerful machine". The Times (58132). p. 15.
  3. ↑ Eastnor Castle website http://eastnorcastle.com/family/ (Retrieved 29 November 2014)
  4. ↑ United Kingdom The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 1. 31 December 2008.
  5. ↑ Herefordshire County Council - List of Deputy Lieutenants (https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/herefordshire-lieutenancy/deputy-lieutenants) (Retrieved 29 November 2014)
  6. ↑ Daily Mail (25 January 2012) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2091409/Cosmo-Frys-sweet-marries-time.html
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