James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathurst (born 8 December 1949) is a British businessman and landowner.
Biography Hervey-Bathurst is the son of Major Benjamin Hervey-Bathurst OBE and Hon. Elizabeth Somers Cocks, the only daughter and heiress of Arthur Somers Cocks, 6th Baron Somers. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed in the 1970 & 1971 Boat Race for Cambridge University.
Through his mother, Hervey-Bathurst inherited Eastnor Castle and estate in 1988. Estate saddened as castle couple split 25 January 2002
He has subsequently been closely involved in historic architecture and cultural heritage preservation in Britain. Since 2006 he has been vice-president of European Historic Houses.An Englishman's Castle: through the keyhole at Eastnor Castle, 8th February 2020 Between 2009 and 2013 he was a chairman of the World Monuments Fund (UK). He was president of the Historic Houses Association from 2004 to 2008. He also worked as a consultant in heritage and taxation for Christie's. In 2009 he was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of services to national heritage.United Kingdom In 2008 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire and in July 2019 he was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire for a one year term.High Sheriff Declaration, 5 April 2019
As of 2020, he was listed as Chairman of the Heritage Fuels Alliance,Heritage Organisations a Trustee of Longleat InternationalJames Felton Somers HERVEY-BATHURST and a Trustee of Bathurst Estate Holdings.Bathurst Estate Holdings Limited He was also a Director of Eastnor Castle Estates Company which was formed in 1940.Eastnor Castle Estates Company
Marriages and family He married, firstly, Hon. Sarah Peake, a daughter of Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, on 25 September 1982. They had three daughters but separated in 2002. Estate saddened as castle couple split 25 January 2002 He married, secondly, Lucy Manners, with whom he has had two daughters.Historic Eastnor Castle is like a teenager to its owners: 'sometimes hard to like but you go on loving them'
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