John Herbert (Secretary of State)
Sir John Herbert was a Welsh lawyer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1611. He was Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James I.
Tomb of John Herbert and his brother William in St John the Baptist Church, Cardiff
Secretary of State (England)
In the Kingdom of England, the title of Secretary of State came into being near the end of the reign of Elizabeth I, the usual title before that having been King's Clerk, King's Secretary, or Principal Secretary.
Richard Foxe, King's Secretary 1485 to 1487
William Cecil, Lord Burghley, a Secretary of Queen Elizabeth