Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable

The Earl of Bristol
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable; The Earl of Bristol
	Frederick, Lord Bishop of Derry
Born	Frederick Augustus Hervey; 1 August 1730; Suffolk, England
Died	8 July 1803 (aged 72); Albano, Papal States
Resting place	Ickworth Parish Church
Other names	The Earl-Bishop
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Cleric, 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	Elizabeth Davers
Children	Mary Creighton, Countess Erne; George Hervey; John Hervey, Lord Hervey; Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; Louisa Jenkinson, Countess of Liverpool; Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol;
Parents	John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey; Mary Lepell;

Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, PC (Ire), FRS (1 August 1730 – 8 July 1803), was an 18th-century Anglican prelate.

Elected Bishop of Cloyne in 1767 and translated to the see of Derry in 1768, Hervey served as Bishop of Derry until his death in 1803.

He is remembered for designing mansions at Downhill and Ballyscullion, and he was known as the Edifying Bishop or the Earl-Bishop (in allusion to prince-bishop).

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