William Herbert (mayor)
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Preceded byJames Hendricks
Succeeded byRichard Conway
Preceded byCuthbert Powell
Succeeded byCharles Simms
James Hendricks | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia | |
| In office 1782–1783 | |
| Preceded by | James Hendricks |
| Succeeded by | Richard Conway |
| Mayor of Alexandria, D.C. | |
| In office 1809–1812 | |
| Preceded by | Cuthbert Powell |
| Succeeded by | Charles Simms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1743 County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | February 24, 1818 (aged 74–75) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Christ Church |
| Spouse | Sarah Fairfax Carlyle |
| Relations | John Carlyle (father-in-law) |
| Children | 7, including John Carlyle Herbert |
| Occupation | Politician, banker, merchant |
William Herbert (1743 – February 24, 1818) was an Irish American politician, banker, and merchant in Colonial Virginia who served two non-consecutive terms as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia and mayor of Alexandria, D.C.[1][2][3]
Herbert was born in 1743 in County Kerry, Ireland.[4] He emigrated to Virginia in 1773.[5]
Herbert married Sarah Fairfax Carlyle, daughter of Col. John Carlyle and Sarah Fairfax Carlyle (daughter of William Fairfax).[6] They had seven children:[7][5][8]
- Congressman John Carlyle Herbert (1775–1846) (married Mary Snowden)
- William Herbert Jr. (b. 1778) (married Henrietta Maria Dulany)
- Margaret Herbert Fairfax (1785–1858) (married her first cousin, Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron)
- Sarah Herbert (1792–1825) (married Rev. Oliver Norris, Rector of Christ Church, Alexandria)
- Anne Herbert (died in childhood)
- Eliza Herbert (died in childhood)
- Lucinda Herbert (died in childhood)