Jervoise Smith
British politician (1828-1884)
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Jervoise Smith (3 October 1828 – 21 July 1884)[1][2] was a British Liberal Party politician and banker.[3]
Samuel Gurney
Edward Eastwick
Jervoise Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth | |
| In office 15 October 1866 – 17 November 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Baring Samuel Gurney |
| Succeeded by | Robert Fowler Edward Eastwick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1828 |
| Died | 21 July 1884 (aged 55) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Margaret Louisa Verney
(m. 1874) |
| Parent(s) | 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]