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Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC (9 January 1735 – 13 March 1823) was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
John Jervis 1st Earl of St. Vincent. 1735-1823. He was born on 9 January 1735 at Meaford Hall in Staffordshire, the second and younger son of a barrister-at-law, Swynfen Jervis. His mother, Elizabeth, was a distant cousin of Admiral Lord Anson and the sister of the Whig politician, Sir Thomas Parker.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Jervis, John, 1st earl of St Vincent (1735–1823). Promoted earl following his triumph over the Spanish fleet in February 1797, Jervis, son of a crooked Staffordshire lawyer, had an inauspicious start in life.
During the ten years of peace following 1783, Sir John Jervis did not serve afloat, although, from his high repute, he was one of those summoned upon each of the alarms of war that from time to...
Feb 21, 2024 · Admiral Jervis received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, and was honoured with the title of Earl of St. Vincent, the scene of his glory, and Baron Jervis of Meaford, the place of his birth; he also received the gold chain and medal, and a pension of three thousand pounds per annum.
He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape Saint Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson.
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent earned a reputation as both a highly professional fighting captain and a disciplinarian during the Seven Years War, the War of American Independence, French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN JERVIS, EARL OF ST. VINCENT, KNIGHT OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, AND ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON; Edited by James Stanier Clarke, John McArthur; Book: The Naval Chronicle; Online publication: 10 January 2011; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511731563.002
Photo credit: National Maritime Museum. Send information to Art Detective. A full-length portrait to left in admiral's full-dress uniform, 1795–1812, wearing the ribbon and Star of the Bath and the St Vincent medal. Jervis's right hand rests on his sheathed sword in front of him.
Apr 30, 2022 · "Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC (9 January 1735 – 14 March 1823) was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
