John Herbert (Conservative politician)

Sir
John Herbert
Governor of Bengal
In office
1939–1943
Preceded byThe 5th Baron Brabourne
Succeeded bySir Richard Casey
Member of Parliament for Monmouth
In office
1934–1939
Preceded bySir Leolin Forestier-Walker
Succeeded byLeslie Pym
Personal details
Born
John Arthur Herbert

(1895-12-16)16 December 1895
Coldbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died11 December 1943(1943-12-11) (aged 47)
Government House, Calcutta, India
Political partyConservative
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.