James Hervey-Bathurst

James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathurst CBE DL (born 8 December 1949) is a British businessman and landowner.

Hervey-Bathurst is the son of Major Benjamin Hervey-Bathurst and Hon. Elizabeth Cocks, the only daughter and heiress of Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed in the 1971 Boat Race for Cambridge University.

Through his mother, Hervey-Bathurst inherited Eastnor Castle and estate. He has subsequently been closely involved in historic architecture and cultural heritage preservation in Britain. Since 2006 he has been vice-president of European Historic Houses. Between 2009 and 2013 he was a Trustee of the World Monuments Fund (UK). He was President of the Historic Houses Association. He currently works in heritage and taxation for Coutts. In 2009 he was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of services to national heritage. Since 2008 he has been a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

He married, firstly, Hon. Sarah Peake, a daughter of Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, on 25 September 1982. They had three daughters. He married, secondly, Lucy Manners, with whom he has had two children.

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