Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
Thomas Herbert by John Greenhill
8th President of the Royal Society
In office
1689–1690
Preceded byJohn Vaughan
Succeeded byRobert Southwell
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
1690–1692
MonarchsWilliam III and Mary II
Preceded byThe Earl of Torrington
Succeeded byThe Lord Cornwallis
Lord Privy Seal
In office
1692–1699
Preceded byIn Commission
Last held by Lord Halifax
Succeeded byThe Viscount Lonsdale
Lord President of the Council
In office
18 May 1699 – 29 January 1702
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byThe Duke of Leeds
Succeeded byThe Duke of Somerset
In office
9 July 1702 – 25 November 1708
MonarchAnne
Preceded byThe Duke of Somerset
Succeeded byThe Lord Somers
Personal details
Born1656 (1656)
Died22 January 1733(1733-01-22) (aged 76–77)
Spouses
  • Margaret Sawyer
    (m. 1684)
  • (m. 1708; died 1721)
  • Mary Howe
Children13
Parents
Quartered arms of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery

Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, PRS (c. 1656 – 22 January 1733), styled The Honourable Thomas Herbert until 1683, was an English and later British statesman during the reigns of William III and Anne.