Admiral John Jervis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Baron_Jervis
gptkb:Earl_of_St_Vincent
gptkb:Viscount_St_Vincent
gptkbp:birthDate 1735-01-09
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral,_London
gptkbp:deathDate 1823-03-14
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:education gptkb:Greenwich_Hospital_School
gptkb:Burton_Grammar_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Jervis
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral John Jervis
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Victory_at_Cape_St_Vincent
Naval reforms
gptkbp:legacy Namesake of HMS St Vincent
Namesake of St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Namesake of Jervis Bay, Australia
Namesake of Jervis Street, Dublin
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:navalReforms Improved discipline and efficiency in the Royal Navy
Introduced blockading tactics
Modernized fleet administration
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St_Vincent
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Chipping_Wycombe
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_North_Yarmouth
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Launceston
Member of Parliament for Rochefort
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Meaford_Hall,_Staffordshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Rochetts,_Essex,_England
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Lemuel_Francis_Abbott
gptkbp:predecessorAsFirstLordOfAdmiralty gptkb:Lord_Bridport
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:King_George_III
gptkb:King_George_IV
gptkbp:serviceYears 1749–1821
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Parker
gptkbp:successorAsFirstLordOfAdmiralty Lord Melville
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Horatio_Nelson
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_St_Vincent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Troubridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7