Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas

The Lord Lucas
President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
6 August 1914 – 25 May 1915
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byWalter Runciman
Succeeded byThe Earl of Selborne
Personal details
Born25 May 1876 (1876-05-25)
United Kingdom
Died3 November 1916 (1916-11-04) (aged 40)
near Bapaume, Somme, France
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Resting placeVIII C 17, HAC Cemetery, Écoust-Saint-Mein, France
Political partyLiberal
Parent(s)Auberon Herbert
Lady Florence Cowper
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall, PC (25 May 1876 – 3 November 1916), who preferred to be known as Bron Herbert,[1] was a radical[2] British Liberal politician and fighter pilot. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1914 and 1915.

  1. ^ "Auberon Herbert's Story", English Heritage
  2. ^ Boase, Tessa (19 May 2014). The Housekeeper's Tale: The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House. ISBN 9781781312681.