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Thomas Herbert
AuthorBooks · Second hand1793-1861
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, KCB, was a British Royal Navy officer. He served in the Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, and First Anglo-Chinese War. From 1847 to 1849, he was commodore of the South East Coast of America Station. Herbert served as Member of Parliament for Dartmouth as a Conservative from 1852 to 1857.
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About Thomas Herbert
Birth
1793
Death
1861
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, KCB, was a British Royal Navy officer. He served in the Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, and First Anglo-Chinese War. From 1847 to 1849, he was commodore of the South East Coast of America Station. Herbert served as Member of Parliament for Dartmouth as a Conservative from 1852 to 1857.
Thomas Herbert was a distinguished admiral in the British Royal Navy who balanced his military career with political service.
Born in County Kerry, his life spanned from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century.
His most renowned work, Travels in Persia, highlights his role as a writer and observer of other cultures.
Throughout his career, he published a total of 16 works exploring topics as diverse as geography and food safety.
His writings range from travelogues to analyses of floods and the Ohio River Valley.
