Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
| The Rt Revd and Rt Hon The Earl of Bristol |
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Frederick, Lord Bishop of Derry
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| Born |
Frederick Augustus Hervey 1 August 1730 Suffolk, England |
| Died | 8 July 1803 (aged 72) Albano, Papal States |
| Resting place | Ickworth Parish Church |
| Residence | Ickworth, Rome and Derry |
| Nationality |
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| Other names | The Earl-Bishop |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation |
 Cleric and parliamentarian |
| Known for | Patron of the arts and landowner |
| Title | Bishop of Cloyne; Bishop of Derry; Earl of Bristol; Baron Hervey and Howard de Walden |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth née Davers (Countess of Bristol) |
| Children | Lady Mary Hervey, later Countess Erne George Hervey (died 1765) John, Lord Hervey (died 1796) Lady Elizabeth Hervey later Duchess of Devonshire Lady Louisa Hervey, later Countess of Liverpool Frederick, Marquess of Bristol |
| Parent(s) |
John, 2nd Baron Hervey; Mary née Lepell (formal style The Lady Hervey) |
| Relatives | Lady Victoria Hervey |
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol PC DD FRS (1 August 1730, Suffolk – 8 July 1803, Lazio), was an 18th-century Anglican prelate.
Elected Bishop of Cloyne in 1767 and translated to the see of Derry in 1768, Hervey served as Lord Bishop of Derry until his death in 1803.
As Edward Gibbon remarked "every great man is something of a builder" and the magnificent mansions at Downhill and Ballyscullion bear testimony that Lord Bristol had at least one of the elements of greatness. Accordingly, he became known as the Edifying Bishop or The Earl-Bishop (in allusion to prince-bishop).
Frederick Hervey attended Westminster School before going up to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he read Law. He took an MA degree in 1754 and was later awarded a DD (Cantab) in 1770.
Accorded the courtesy style of The Hon. after his father's death in 1743, both Frederick Hervey's brothers died without an heir. Thus he succeeded his immediate elder brother, Admiral The 3rd Earl of Bristol, in the titles in December 1779, becoming the 4th earl. He also inherited the Hervey family's extensive ancestral estates centred on Ickworth in Suffolk.
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