Sir John Herbert | |
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Governor of Bengal | |
In office 1939–1943 | |
Preceded by | The 5th Baron Brabourne |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Casey |
Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
In office 1934–1939 | |
Preceded by | Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker |
Succeeded by | Leslie Pym |
Personal details | |
Born | John Arthur Herbert 16 December 1895 Coldbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Died | 11 December 1943 Government House, Calcutta, India | (aged 47)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Lady Mary Fox-Strangeways
(m. 1924) |
Parent(s) | Sir Arthur Jones-Herbert Helen Louise Gammell |
Sir John Arthur Herbert GCIE (16 December 1895 – 11 December 1943) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a colonial governor in British India, serving as Governor of Bengal from 1939 until his death in December 1943.