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Hervey, Frederick, D.D.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

an English prelate, fourth earl of Bristol, was born in 1730, and educated at Westminster School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was originally designed for the bar, but entered into holy orders, was promoted to the see of Clovne in February 1767, and translated to that of Derry in 1768. He expended most of his patrimony in liberality, and travelled extensively over Europe. He died July 8, 1803.