Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent
Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent (1767–1859) was a Viscount in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Early life
He was born Edward Jervis Ricketts, the second son of William Henry Ricketts and Mary Jervis, daughter of Swynfen Jervis, Rector of Meaford, Staffordshire and sister of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent. He inherited the title 2nd Viscount St Vincent on the death of his uncle in 1823 and thereupon, by Royal licence, changed his name to Edward Jervis Jervis.
He lived at the family seat Meaford Hall, Staffordshire and at Little Aston Hall, near Lichfield. He was Lord of the Manor of Little Aston.
Marriage and children
He married twice. His first wife was Mary Cassandra Twisleton, daughter of Major-General Thomas Twisleton, 7th Baron Saye and Sele. They had a son William, (father of Carnegie, the 3rd Viscount St Vincent). They divorced in 1799.[1]
In 1810, he married Mary Anne Parker of Park Hall, Staffordshire (died 1855).[2]
The 2nd Viscount's elder son William Jervis Jervis having pre-deceased him in 1839,[3] he was succeeded by his grandson Carnegie Robert John Jervis, 3rd Viscount St Vincent.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Jervis |
Viscount St Vincent 1823—1859 |
Succeeded by Carnegie Robert John Jervis |
References
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 21765 § 217649". The Peerage.
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2706 § 27058". The Peerage.
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 23317 § 233162". The Peerage.
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