Vice-Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He commanded the sixth-rate HMS Phoenix at the Battle of Minorca in May 1756 as well as the third-rate HMS Dragon at the Capture of Belle Île in June 1761, the Invasion of Martinique in January 1762 and the Battle of Havana in June 1762 during the Seven Years' War. He went on to be Chief Secretary for Ireland and then First Naval Lord.
- Occupation
- politician, naval officer
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain
- Born
- May 19, 1724, May 19, 1724
