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John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent.
Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1735-1823)
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About John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson.
Everything about John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent →- Occupation
- politician, naval officer
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the House of Lords, member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- January 9, 1735, January 9, 1734
- Died
- March 14, 1823, March 13, 1823