Sir Herbert Perrott (c. 1617 – 1 August 1683) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1659 and 1679. Perrott was the son of Robert Perrott of Moreton. He was of Haroldston and

Wellington, Herefordshire Wellington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England at . The civil parish had a population of 1005 in the 2011 census . The village is sheltered by the wooded slopes of Dinmore Hill to the north, close to the A49 and roughly midw ...

.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> He was a cousin of his fellow MP

Thomas Tomkins Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 9 June 1656) was a Welsh-born composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. In addition to being one of the prominent members of the English Madrigal School, he was a skilled composer of keyboard and consort mu ...

. In 1659, Perrott was elected Member of Parliament for

Weobley Weobley ( ) is an ancient settlement and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Formerly a market town, the market is long defunct and the settlement is today promoted as one of the county's black and white village ...

in the

Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a po ...

. He was re-elected MP for Weobley in the Convention Parliament in August 1660 after the previous election was declared void. He was knighted on 14 August 1660 and served as

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for 1661–62 and

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for 1665–66. In 1677, Perrott was elected MP for

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a Community (Wales), community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the secon ...

in the

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and sat until 1679. Perrott died at the age of 66 and was commemorated in a tablet in Wellington Church.Wellington Parish History Society
/ref> He had married a daughter of George Barlow of Slebech and sister of Sir John Barlow. His daughter Hester married

Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet (1671–1727) of Westwood, near Droitwich, Worcestershire was an English Tory politician who sat in the English House of Commons, English and British House of Commons between 1690 and 1727. Pakington was the only ...

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Herbert Herbert may refer to: People * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, Northern Territor ...

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