William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis

The Lord Powis
Portrait of William Herbert, 1595
Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire
In office
1604–1629
Preceded byEdward Herbert
Succeeded byParliament suspended until 1640
In office
1597–1597
Preceded byReginald Williams
Succeeded byEdward Herbert
Personal details
Born
William Herbert

c. 1573
Powis Castle
Died7 March 1655(1655-03-07) (aged 81–82)
SpouseLady Eleanor Percy
RelationsWilliam Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (grandfather)
Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (grandmother)
Sir Thomas Stanley (grandfather)
William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis (grandson)
Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine (grandson)
Parent(s)Sir Edward Herbert
Mary Stanley

William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis KB (c. 1573[1] – 7 March 1655[2]) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1629.

  1. ^ George Edward Cokayne. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant, Volume 6. G. Bell & sons, 1895. pg 295.
  2. ^ Bernard Burke. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, Harrison, 1866. pg 275.