About Thomas Jervis
Lived 1770 – 1838 (aged 67–68). Thomas Jervis was a British judge and politician.
Thomas Jervis (1770–1838) was an English judge, the last Puisne Justice of Chester until the abolition of the office in 1830. He was also member of parliament for Great Yarmouth. With Mary Ann née Dixon Old Swinford, Worcestershire, he had three sons and a daughter. The family name was from a noble ancestor Gervasius de Stanton. His youngest son was Attorney General for England and Wales, Sir John Jervis.
He appeared for the prosecution in the 1812 trial of William Booth for forgery. Booth was sentenced to hang.
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British politician
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Thomas Jervis was born in 1770.
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Thomas Jervis died in 1838.
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Thomas Jervis was a judge and politician.
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