Thomas Jervoise

Sir Thomas Jervoise (11 June 1587 – 20 October 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1653. He was a staunch supporter of the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.

Jervoise was a member of the Jervoise family of Britford.^[1] He received his knighthood from James I at Sarum on 20 August 1607.^[2]

In 1621 Jervoise was elected Member of Parliament for Whitchurch and held the seat until 1625. He was re-elected MP for Whitchurch in 1628 and sat until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. Jervoise was re-elected MP for Whitchurch in April 1640 for the Short Parliament, and again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.^[3] He survived Pride's Purge and was a member of the Rump Parliament until 1653.^[4] He was a puritan and a strong supporter of the parliamentary cause.

Jervoise died at the age of 67.

Jervoise married Lucy Powlet, daughter of Sir Richard Powlet of Herriard and thereby acquired the Herriard estate and influence in Hampshire. His son Richard Jervoise was MP with him at Whitchurch, and his son Thomas Jervoise was later MP for Hampshire.

References

1. Henning, Basil Duke The House of Commons, 1660-1690
2. Knights of England
3. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
4. Blair Worden The Rump Parliament 1648-53