Henry Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford

The Viscount Hereford
The Right Honourable; The Viscount Hereford; PC
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
	In office; 1827 – 24 November 1830
Monarch	George IV; William IV;
Prime Minister	The Viscount Goderich; The Duke of Wellington;
Preceded by	The Earl of Courtown
Succeeded by	The 3rd Lord Foley
	In office; 29 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Monarch	William IV
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded by	The 4th Lord Foley
Succeeded by	The 4th Lord Foley
Personal details
Born	9 February 1777
Died	31 May 1843 (aged 66)
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Frances Cornewall ; (d. 1864)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Oxford

Henry Fleming Lea Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford PC (9 February 1777 – 31 May 1843) was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1827 and 1830 and again between 1834 and 1835.

Background and education

Devereux was the son of George Devereux, 13th Viscount Hereford, and Marianna Devereux. His maternal grandfather was George Deveraux, of Tregoyd, a distant relation to the line of his father. He was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Oxford.[1]

Political career

Devereux succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1804 and took his seat on the Tory benches in the House of Lords. In 1827 he was appointed Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners under Lord Goderich, a post he held until 1830, the last two years under the premiership of the Duke of Wellington. He held the same office (in 1834 renamed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms) from 1834 to 1835 under Sir Robert Peel. In 1830 he was admitted to the Privy Council.

Family

Lord Hereford married Frances Elizabeth Cornewall, daughter of Sir George Cornewall, 2nd Baronet and Catherine Cornewall, on 12 December 1805. They had six children:

Hon. Henry Cornewall Devereux (1807 – 14 September 1839), unmarried.
Robert Devereux, 15th Viscount Hereford (3 May 1809 – 18 August 1855).
Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux (3 November 1810 – 15 May 1868). A Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.
Hon. Humphrey Bohun Devereux (29 June 1812 – 19 May 1880), a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire. He married Caroline Antrobus, daughter of Sir Edmund Antrobus, 2nd Baronet. The marriage was childless.
Hon. Frances Catherine Devereux (19 May 1814 – 12 January 1857), married Thomas Joseph Bradshaw, a barrister.
Hon. George Talbot Devereux (12 January 1819 – 14 February 1898). A Major-General in the British Army. Married Flora Mary MacDonald, mother of Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia from a previous marriage.

Lord Hereford died in May 1843, aged 67, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest surviving son, son Robert. The Viscountess Hereford died in February 1864.[1]

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References

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Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Courtown	Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners 1827–1830	Succeeded by The 3rd Lord Foley
Preceded by The 4th Lord Foley	Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1834–1835	Succeeded by The 4th Lord Foley
Peerage of England
Preceded by George Devereux	Viscount Hereford 1804–1843	Succeeded by Robert Devereux

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