| Authorised form of name | Herbert; Henry Howard Molyneux (1831 - 1890); 4th Earl of Carnarvon |
| Dates | 1831 - 1890 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Grosvenor Square, London, England |
| Date of birth | 24 June 1831 |
| Place of death | His house in Portman Square, London |
| Date of death | 28 June 1890 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
In the chapel in the grounds of his Berkshire estate, Highclere |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Christ Church, Oxford. BA (1852), DCL (1859), LLD (1864, Cambridge)
Career:
Constable of Caernarvon Castle (1854); Under Secretary of State for the Colonies (1858-1859); Privy Councillor (1866); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1885-1886)
Memberships:
FSA (1876; President 1878 and 1885)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/04/1875 |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 2 January 1883 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Withdrew from the Society due to other time commitments |
| Relationships | Son of Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon (FRS 1841) and his wife Henrietta Anna Howard |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/22982916 |
| Code | NA6543 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1875/02 | Herbert, Henry Howard Molyneux, 4th Earl of Carnarvon: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/10/245 | Letter from J F W Ommaney [?], Colonial Office, to W [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 26 April 1875 |
| MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
| MC/12/294 | Letter from Lord Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Newbury, to [John] Evans, [Treasurer of the Royal Society] | 2 January 1883 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| MC/13/5 | Letter from Lord Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Newbury, to [Thomas Henry] Huxley, [President of the Royal Society] | 17 January 1884 |
| MC/13 | Volume 13 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1884 |
| MS/769/27 | Letter from Henry Howard Molyneaux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, 16 Bruton Street, to the President of the Royal Society [Sir Joseph Hooker] | 16 November 1874 |