Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke

The Right Honourable The Earl of Pembroke GCVO PC
Lord Pembroke in the late 1890s.
Lord Steward of the Household
In office 16 July 1895 – 4 December 1905
Monarch	Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	The Marquess of Breadalbane
Succeeded by	The Earl of Liverpool
Personal details
Born	20 February 1853 (1853-02-20) Belgrave Square, London
Died	30 March 1913 (1913-03-31) (aged 60) Rome, Italy
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Lady Beatrix Lambton (1859–1944)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, 11th Earl of Montgomery GCVO PC (20 February 1853 – 30 March 1913), styled The Honourable Sidney Herbert between 1861 and 1895, was a British politician and peer.

Herbert was born at 49 Belgrave Square, London, the second son of Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (who was the son of George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, by his second wife Catherine Woronzow) and Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant-General Charles Ashe à Court. George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, was his elder brother, and Sir Michael Henry Herbert his younger brother. Catherine Woronzow was the daughter of a prominent aristocratic Russian family, the Woronzows. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

Herbert was elected as Member of Parliament for Wilton in Wiltshire in 1877 but lost his seat in the 1885 general election. This was somewhat of a shock given that the seat of the Earls of Pembroke was at Wilton House and his family dominated Wiltshire politics. Herbert was then chosen early in 1886 to replace William Grantham, who had just been appointed a judge, in Croydon. He was duly elected and served under Lord Salisbury as a Lord of the Treasury between 1886 and 1892. Although considered an able Member of Parliament, he was perhaps best known for his good looks and was widely regarded as the most handsome MP at the time.