John Jervis White Jervis
Sir John Jervis White Jervis, 1st Baronet (1766–1830), originally John Jervis-White, was an Irish writer.
Life[edit]
The eldest son of John Jervis-White of Bally Ellis, County Wexford, barrister-at-law, he was born 10 June 1766, and graduated B.A. as a fellow-commoner at Trinity College, Dublin. He became barrister-at-law and graduated LL.D.[1]
By royal licence, Jervis-White assumed the name of Jervis in addition to that of White, and was created a baronet of Ireland 10 November 1797, the first of the Jervis-White-Jervis baronets. This was a reward for having in the previous year raised a corps of volunteers in Ireland, whom he equipped at his own expense.[1] After the breakdown of the Peace of Amiens in 1803 he again raised and equipped a corps, the Somerset Riflemen, from his home in Clifton, Bristol.[1][2] He died in 1830.[1]
Works[edit]
Jervis wrote:[1]
- A Refutation of M. M. de Montgaillard's Calumnies against British Policy, and of his Display of the Situation of Great Britain in the year 1811, 1812.
- A Brief View of the Past and Present State of Ireland, Bath, 1813.
- A Brief Statement of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of the Ancient Christian Church, Dublin, 1813.
Family[edit]
Jervis was twice married, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Sir Henry Meredyth Jervis White Jervis (1793–1869), who was a commander in the Royal Navy.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Brig H. Bullock, 'Gloucestershire Volunteers, 1795–1815', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol 38, No 154 (June 1960), pp. 76–82.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Jervis, John Jervis White". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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