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Thomas Jervis (judge)

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Thomas Jervis (1770–1838) was an English judge, the last Puisne Justice of Chester until the abolition of the office in 1830. He was also Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth. With Mary Ann née Dixon Old Swinford, Worcestershire, he had three sons and a daughter. The family name was from a noble ancestor Gervasius de Stanton. His youngest son was Attorney General of England and Wales, Sir John Jervis.

He appeared for the prosecution in the 1812 trial of William Booth for forgery.[1] Booth was sentenced to hang.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Anon. (1812). The Trial, at Large, of William Booth, and His Associates, George Scot, the Three Yates's, John Barrows, and Elizabeth Childlow, for Forgery, Coining, &c. at The Stafford Summer Assizes, 1812 . Wolverhampton: Gower and Smart – via Wikisource.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
1802–1806
With: Sir Thomas Troubridge
Succeeded by