George Purefoy-Jervoise

English politician
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IntroEnglish politician
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth10 April 1770
Death1 December 1847 (aged 77 years)
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Biography

George Purefoy-Jervoise (10 April 1770 – 1 December 1847) was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Rev. George Hudleston Jervoise Purefoy Jervoise of Britford, Wiltshire and educated at Westminster School in 1781–1786 and Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1787–91. He inherited the Herriard estate from his uncle Tristram Jervoise of Britford.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury in 17 February 1813 – 1818 and Hampshire 1820–1826. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1830–1831.
He married twice: firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Hall of Preston Candover, Hampshire and secondly Anna Maria Selina, the daughter of Wadham Locke of Rowdeford, Wiltshire.

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