John Herbert (Conservative politician)
Sir John Arthur Herbert GCIE (16 December 1895 – 11 December 1943) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a colonial governor in British India, serving as Governor of Bengal from 1939 until his death in December 1943.
Sir John Herbert GCIE | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bengal | |
| In office 1939–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Knatchbull |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Casey |
| Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
| In office 1934–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Leolin Forestier-Walker |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Pym |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Arthur Herbert 16 December 1895 Coldbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 11 December 1943 (aged 47) Government House, Calcutta, India |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Mary Fox-Strangeways
(m. 1924) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Arthur Jones-Herbert Helen Louise Gammell |
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