Jervoise Smith

Jervoise Smith (3 October 1828 – 21 July 1884)[1][2] was a British Liberal Party politician and banker.[3]

Jervoise Smith
Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth
In office 15 October 1866 – 17 November 1868 Serving with Samuel Gurney
Preceded by	Thomas Baring Samuel Gurney
Succeeded by	Robert Fowler Edward Eastwick
Personal details
Born	3 October 1828
Died	21 July 1884 (aged 55)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Margaret Louisa Verney ​ ​ (m. 1874)​
Parents	John Abel Smith Anne Clarke-Jervoise

Smith was the son of former Chichester MP John Abel Smith and Anne née Clarke-Jervoise.[2] He married Margaret Louisa Verney, daughter of Robert Verney in 1874, and they had issue.[4]

He was a partner in the banking firm Smith, Payne, and Smiths,[3] the first British bank believed to be formed outside London but later gaining a home on Lombard Street. In 1881, he worked at the bank with Samuel George Smith, Robert Smith, Oswald Augustus Smith, Eric Carrington Smith, and Martin Ridley Smith.[5]

Smith was elected a Liberal MP for Penryn and Falmouth at a by-election in 1866 but lost the seat at the next general election in 1868.[6]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
2. Debrett, John (1836). "English Peerage". In Courthope, William (ed.). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. [Another] (21 ed.). p. 246. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
3. Wodehouse, John (1997). Hawkins, Angus; Powell, John (eds.). The Journal of John Wodehouse First Earl of Kimberley, 1862-1902. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780521623285. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
4. "Willoughby de Broke, Baron (E, 1491)". Cracroft's Peerage. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
5. "Smith, Payne, and Smiths" (PDF). The London Gazette. 17 February 1881. p. 743. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
6. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Jervoise Smith