Dudley Francis Amelius Hervey CMG (7 January 1849 – 1 June 1911) was a British colonial administrative service officer.

In 1868, he passed the examination in Malay, and the following year was appointed acting private secretary to the Governor of the Straits Settlements.

In 1870, he was chief clerk and interpreter to the Lieutenant-Governor of Penang, and accompanied HMS Algerine to Sumatra to inquire into various cases of piracy.

[1][2][3][5] He retired in 1893 to Aldeburgh, Suffolk where he served as Justice of the Peace, and took an active part in municipal and educational matters.

[3] In 1906, his residence, Belstead House, was converted into a school by his widow who served for many years as its headmistress.