Samuel Raymond Jarvis
Sir Samuel Raymond Jarvis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1790 |
| Died | 5 December 1868 Ventnor, Isle of Wight |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Invasion of Martinique (1809), Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Samuel Raymond Jarvis (1790 – 1851) was an army officer who served as High Sheriff of Hampshire.
Early life
[edit]Jarvis was born in 1790,[1] the son of another Samuel Jarvis, and lived at the family home of Fair Oak Park in Hampshire.[2]
Military career
[edit]On 12 April 1806 he enrolled in the Army, joining the Royal Irish Regiment, known at the time as the 18th Regiment of Foot, as an ensign.[1][2] The following year, he was promoted to lieutenant[2] and transferred to the King's Own Scottish Borderers, known as the 25th Regiment of Foot.[1] He was involved in the Invasion of Martinique (1809) and the Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810).[1]
In 1816 he was placed on half-pay and in April of the following year he became a captain in a Cavalry Reserve Regiment, the 2nd Life Guards. He transferred to the 7th Light Dragoons in March 1823.[1] Jarvis was promoted again, to the rank of Major in the 3rd West India Regiment on 10 January 1837.[3]
Jarvis was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1834 and received his knighthood on 17 September of that year, at St James's Palace.[1][2][4]
His final promotion in the Army came on 11 November 1851, when he received the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[1][2] He left the Army on 6 March 1863, having been made captain of the 3rd West India Regiment on that day.
Personal life
[edit]Jarvis died on 5 December 1868 at his home, Cove Cottage, in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, two clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe (Sir S.R. Jarvis, Lieut., 25th Foot), very fine". Christie's. 1999. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Boase, Frederic (1897). Modern English Biography: Containing Many Thousand Concise Memiors of Persons who Have Died Since the Year 1850, with an Index of the Most Interesting Matter. Netherton and Worth, For the author.
- ^ The London Gazette: The Appointed Organ for All Announcements of the Executive. 1863. H.M. Stationery Office. 1863.
- ^ Bulletins of State Intelligence. 1834.