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The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Herbert, K.C.M.G-., 



died at Davos (Switzerland), Sept. 30th, 1903, aged 46. Buried at 

 "Wilton. Born June 25th, 1857. 4th son of Sidney, 1st Lord Herbert of 

 Lea, and Elizabeth, Lady Herbert of Lea. Educated for the diplomatic 

 service, nominated an attache July, 1877, appointed to Paris, 1879, pro- 

 moted to third secretary 1880, second secretary 1883, transferred to 

 Washington 1888, where he married Leila, d. of Robert Wilson, an 

 American gentleman, became secretary of the legation 1892, transferred 

 to The Hague 1893, secretary to the embassy at Constantinople 1894, at 

 Rome, 1897, at Paris, 1898, and in 1902 became K.C.M.G., and a Privy 

 Councillor, and was appointed ambassador to the United States. His 

 widow and two sons, Sidney, born 1890, and Michael George, born 1893, 

 survive him. The Standard, in a long obituary notice, Oct. 1st, stated 

 erroneously that he was a Roman Catholic, a mistake copied by the 

 Salisbury Journal of Oct. 3rd. Obituary notices also appeared in all 

 the leading London papers of Oct. 1st, and in the Wilts County Mirror, 

 Oct. 2nd, and the American papers published notices appreciative of his 

 personal popularity in America and of his success as an ambassador 

 during the short period of his tenure of the office. See also an appre- 

 ciation by the American Ambassador at the Lord Mayor's banquet, Nov. 

 9th, 1903. Salisbury Journal, Nov. 14th, 1903. 



William Frederick Holmes A'Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury, 



died Aug. 15th, 1903, aged 41. Buried at Heytesbury. Eldest son of 

 the Hon. William Leonard Holmes A'Court and Isabella Sophia, d. of 

 Rev. Richard A'Court Beadon, Vicar of Cheddar. Born June 25th, 1862, 

 succeeded to title on death of his grandfather in 1891, his father having 

 died in 1885. Educated at Marlborough College and Downton Agri- 

 cultural College. Married, 1887, Margaret Anna, d. of J. Nixon Harman, 

 of Tadmarton, Oxon. He was J.P. and D.L. for Wilts, and sat regularly 

 on the Warminster bench. He was a Conservative but took no part in 

 politics or in public life. He was from 1897 hon. secretary of the South 

 and West Wilts Hounds, and became joint master of the pack in 1902. 

 He took great interest in the management and improvement of his 

 estates, and was popular in the Heytesbury neighbourhood. Lady 

 Heytesbury and his only daughter, Hon. Margaret Elinor Holmes 

 A'Court, aged 15, survive him. He is succeeded in the title by his 

 brother, Major the Hon. Leonard Holmes A'Court. 



Obit, notice, Standard, Aug, 17th; Devizes Gazette, Aug. 20th; 

 Salisbury Journal, Aug. 22nd ; Wilts County Mirror, Aug. 21st, 1903. 



