Sir William Jervois

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birthDate 1821-09-10
gptkbp:birthName William Francis Drummond Jervois
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cowes,_Isle_of_Wight,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Jervois
John Jervois
Mary Jervois
gptkbp:deathDate 1897-08-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:father Reverend Samuel Jervois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Jervois
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:mother Elizabeth Jervois
gptkbp:namesakeOf Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Jervois Quay, Wellington, New Zealand
Jervois Road, Singapore
Jervois Street, Hong Kong
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor fortification of British colonies
gptkbp:notableWork Jervois-Scratchley reports on colonial defences
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Governor_of_New_Zealand
Governor of Straits Settlements
gptkbp:serviceYears 1839–1884
gptkbp:signature Sir William Jervois signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Lucy Norsworthy
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_New_Zealand) 1889
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_South_Australia) 1883
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Straits_Settlements) 1877
gptkbp:termStart_(Governor_of_New_Zealand) 1883
gptkbp:termStart_(Governor_of_South_Australia) 1877
gptkbp:termStart_(Governor_of_Straits_Settlements) 1875
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Onslow,_4th_Earl_of_Onslow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7