Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington

Admiral The Right Honourable

The Earl of Torrington
Admiral The Right Honourable; The Earl of Torrington
	Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, portrait by John Closterman
Born	c.1648
Died	13 April 1716 (aged 67–68)
Buried	Westminster Abbey
Allegiance	England; Dutch Republic (1688)
Branch	Royal Navy; Dutch States Navy (1688)
Years of service	1663–1690
Rank	Admiral (Royal Navy); Lieutenant-admiral general (States Navy)
Commands	HMS Pembroke; HMS Constant Warwick; HMS Dragon; HMS Dreadnought; HMS Cambridge; HMS Rupert
Battles / wars	Second Anglo-Dutch War St. James's Day Battle; ; Battle of Bugia Bay; Third Anglo-Dutch War and Franco-Dutch War Battle of Solebay; Battle of Schooneveld; ; Nine Years' War Invasion of England; Battle of Bantry Bay; Battle of Beachy Head; ;

Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (c. 1648 – 13 April 1716) was an English naval officer and politician. Dismissed by James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Catholics from holding public office in England, he brought the Invitation to William to William of Orange at The Hague, disguised as a simple sailor. As a reward he was made commander of William's invasion fleet which landed at Torbay, Devon on 5 November 1688, which initiated the Glorious Revolution.