Herbert

the name of a famous British family. Herbert Fitz-~-Herbert was chamberlain and treasurer to King Henry I. In the reign of Henry VY. Sir William Herbert of Raglan Castle, County Mon mouth, received the honor of knighthood. His eldest son, a staunch adherent of the House of York, was created Earl of Pembroke by Edward LY. in 1468. His son became Earl of Hunting don. ‘The title of Earl of Pembroke was restored to the Herberts in 1551. The new earl was one of the most influential noblemen of his age, and one who took an active part in public affairs, both as a statesman and a soldier. By his wife, who was a sister of Catharine Parr Le WV ITS)), he had a son Henry, second earl, to - whose counte , Mary (“Sidney’s sister, Pembroke’s mother”), Sir Philip Sidney dedicated his ‘* Arcadia.” Herbert, Henry William (pen name, Hrank Forester), an American author; born in London, England. April 7, 1807. He was graduated at Oxford, and came to the United States in 1880, rising to eminence as a writer and scholar of decided versatility. He died in New York city, May 17, 1858.