Weston Jarvis
First World War
.
He was the elder son of Lewis Whincop Jarvis and the former Emma Bowker; his father ran Jarvis & Jarvis, a local bank in
Barclays Bank group. He was educated at Harrow School.[2] His younger brother Lewis Jarvis was also a banker and was an all-round athlete and first-class cricketer
.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for King's Lynn at a by-election in August 1886, and held the seat until the 1892 general election, when he did not stand for re-election.[3] He gave his maiden speech on 6 April 1887, on the Criminal Law (Ireland) Amendment Bill.[4] He was not an active Member, and spoke on only a few occasions during his tenure.[5]
He had extensive business interests in
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).[2]
Shortly before the end of the war, he formally transferred from the
Gallipoli Campaign. He returned home at the end of 1916 and then held a staff position with XIX Corps in France for the remainder of the war.[9]
He was
Royal Empire Society.[10]
References
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Anglo-Boer War". Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Hansard, 6 April 1887
- ^ List of appearances in Hansard
- ^ "No. 27422". The London Gazette. 4 April 1902. p. 2282.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - return of troops". The Times. No. 36828. London. 24 July 1902. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 27480". The London Gazette. 7 October 1902. p. 6348.
- ^ "Colonel Sir Weston Jarvis". Obituaries. The Times. No. 48452. London. 2 November 1939. col D, p. 10.
- ^ "No. 33693". The London Gazette. 27 February 1931. p. 1353.
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