Edward Herbert
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This article is about the member of Parliament under James and Charles I. For his son, who served as Lord Chancellor under James II, see Edward Herbert (judge).
Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1591-1658), was a member of parliament under James I and Charles I, and the cousin of Edward Herbert, Baron Herbert of Cherbury.
Having become attorney-general he was instructed by Charles I to take proceedings against some members of parliament who had been concerned in the passing of the Grand Remonstrance; the only result, however, was Herbert's own impeachment by the House of Commons and his imprisonment. Later in life he lived in exile with the royal family in Holland and in France, becoming Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Charles II, an office which he had refused in 1645. He died in Paris. One of Herbert's son was Arthur Herbert, Earl of Torrington, and another was Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1648-1698).