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4 unusual facts about Edward Herbert


Edward Herbert

Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis (1785–1848), British peer and Tory politician; MP for Ludlow

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583–1648), Anglo-Welsh soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher

Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1818–1891), British peer and politician; MP for Shropshire North

Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis

Powis was chairman of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company and of Welshpool Gas Company, who provided gas-lighting in Welshpool town.


Matthew Tindal

Unlike the earlier system of Lord Herbert of Cherbury which relied on the notion of innate ideas, Tindal's system was based on the empirical principles of Locke.


see also

Penegoes

The house was built in 1632 for the Herbert family, and its first known occupant was William Herbert (brother of Richard Herbert, Lord of Cherbury), who inherited it from their father, Edward Herbert.

Veritate

De Veritate is a major work of Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury.