Thomas Jervoise (died 1743)

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Thomas Jervoise (6 September 1667 – 10 May 1743) was an English (later British) politician.

Jervoise was the oldest son of Thomas Jervoise MP and his wife Mary, daughter of George Purefoy.[1] He matriculated at New Inn Hall, Oxford in 1683, aged 15.[2]

Described as a "godly squire", Jervoise was a member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG), and was credited as a founder of the latter.[1]

Standing for Parliament at Lymington in 1690, Jervoise was defeated, and his petition to Parliament to investigate the election returns was rejected. However, he was elected for Stockbridge in a by-election in 1691. Jervoise did not sit in the Parliament of 1695–1698. He was elected MP for Hampshire in 1698, January 1701 and November 1701.[1]

In 1702, Jervoise contested both Hindon and Plympton Erle. Although he was elected at Plympton Erle (he was unseated on petition on 28 January 1703), he chose to contest the result at Hindon, bringing a charge of bribery against one of the successful candidates, George Morley. Morley's election was declared void, and in a by-election in November 1704, Jervoise defeated Morley.[1]

Elected MP for Hampshire again in 1705, in 1708 Jervoise stood aside for the Earl of Portland's son Viscount Woodstock. Woodstock succeeded to the earldom in 1709, and Jervoise retook the seat at the ensuing by-election. He was defeated in 1710.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "JERVOISE, Thomas (1667-1743), of Herriard, Hants". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: Jervosie, Thomas. Vol. 2. p. 812. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stockbridge
1691–1695
With: Richard Whithed 1691–1693
Anthony Rowe Nov.–Dec. 1693
George Pitt 1694–1695 		Succeeded by

Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hampshire
1698–1702
With: 1698–1701
1701–1702 		Succeeded by
Preceded by

 Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle
1702–1703
With: Richard Edgcumbe 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hindon
1704–1705
With: Sir James Howe 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hampshire
1705–1707
With: 		Succeeded by
themselves
Parliament of Great Britain
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themselves
 Member of Parliament for Hampshire
1707–1708
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hampshire
1709–1710
With: Marquess of Winchester 		Succeeded by
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