George Purefoy-Jervoise (10 April 1770 – 1 December 1847) was an English landowner and politician. He was the eldest son of Rev. George Hudleston Jervoise Purefoy Jervoise of

Britford Britford is a village and civil parish beside the River Avon about south-east of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village is just off the A338 Salisbury-Bournemouth road. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 592. Geography ...

, Wiltshire. He was educated at

Westminster School Westminster School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Westminster, London, England, in the precincts of Westminster Abbey. It descends from a charity school founded by Westminster Benedictines before the Norman Conquest, as do ...

from 1781 to 1786 and

Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517 by Richard Fo ...

from 1787 to 1791. He inherited the

Herriard Herriard is a village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, which lies north. The village is situated mainly on the A339 road between Alton, and Basingstoke. At the 200 ...

estate in Hampshire from his uncle Tristram Jervoise of Britford. He served in the North Hampshire Militia during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, first as a

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

(21 January 1794), rising to

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

(29 May 1794), Lieutenant-Colonel (7 March 1796) and

Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

(17 March 1800). He resigned on 12 July 1811. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

, 17 February 1813 – 1818, and for

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

1820–1826. He was appointed

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for 1830–1831. A house called Manor House was built for him at

Stratford Tony Stratford Tony, also spelt Stratford Toney, formerly known as Stratford St Anthony and Toney Stratford, is a small village and civil parish in southern Wiltshire, England. It lies on the River Ebble and is about southwest of Salisbury.

, Wiltshire in 1833. He married twice: firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Hall of

Preston Candover Preston Candover is a village and large civil parish in Hampshire, England. It has two churches, only one of which is still in use. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, approximately away. It has an acreage of , which lies on comparatively low gro ...

, Hampshire, and secondly Anna Maria Selina, the daughter of Wadham Locke of Rowdeford, Wiltshire.

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* 1770 births 1847 deaths People from Basingstoke and Deane Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford High sheriffs of Hampshire People educated at Westminster School, London Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1820–1826 Politicians from Wiltshire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Militia officers {{England-UK-MP-stub