Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baronet (c.1686 – 20 February 1743), of Rougham and

Rushbrooke Rushbrook (or Rushbrooke) is a surname, deriving from Rushbrooke in Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and ...

, Suffolk, was an English landowner and

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politician who sat in the

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from 1722 to 1743.

Early life

Davers was the second son of

Sir Robert Davers, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Davers, 2nd Baronet ( – 1 October 1722) was a British Tory politician and landowner. Early life in Barbados Robert Davers was born in the English colony of Barbados. He was the only surviving son of Sir Robert Davers, 1st Barone ...

and his wife, Hon. Mary Jermyn, daughter and co-heiress of

Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn (10 November 1633 – 1 April 1703) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1679 until he inherited a peerage in 1684. Biography Jermyn was the son of Thomas ...

.William Betham, ''The Baronetage of England'' (1803), p.58. He was brought up at

Rushbrooke Hall Rushbrooke Hall was a British stately home in Rushbrooke, Suffolk. For several hundred years it was the family seat of the Jermyn family. It was demolished in 1961. History The original manor house on the moated site to the south of the village ...

and matriculated at

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on 14 March 1704, aged 17.

Career

At the

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, Davers was returned in a contest as a Tory Member of Parliament for

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...

. He succeeded his brother Sir Robert Davers, 3rd Baronet, to the

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on 20 May 1723. In April 1725, he was one of five Tories who voted against a motion to restore the inheritance of

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. He inherited a share of the Jermyn estates, including

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, and

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, London, in 1726 from his great-uncle,

Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover Henry Jermyn, 3rd Baron Jermyn and 1st Baron Dover, 1st Jacobite Earl of Dover Privy Council of England, PC (c. 1636 – 6 April 1708) was an England, English courtier, peer and favourite of James II of England, James II. Jermyn was born into a ...

, who had died in 1708 without a male heir. At the

1727 British general election The 1727 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was trigg ...

, he was returned as MP for

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

, topping the poll in a contest. He voted consistently against the government. In 1730 he and his brother, Thomas, sold two estates (and the enslaved people attached to them) on

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to the Frere family. He had inherited the holdings from his father. He was returned unopposed for Suffolk in

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and

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Later life and legacy

Davers appear to have had two illegitimate sons before his marriage to Margaretta Green, the daughter of Rev. Edward Green, rector of

Drinkstone Drinkstone is a small settlement and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Its name is derived from Dremic's homestead. It was located in the hundred of Thedwastre. It is near the A14 road and is southeast of the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is m ...

, Suffolk, on 21 October 1729. He died on 20 February 1743, leaving in addition four legitimate sons of whom two shot themselves, and two daughters: *Mary Davers (1730–1805) *Charles Davers (died young) *Elizabeth Davers (1733 – 19 December 1800), married

Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, (1 August 1730 – 8 July 1803), was an 18th-century Church of England, Anglican prelate. Elected Bishop of Cloyne in 1767 and Translation (ecclesiastical), translated to the see of Derry in 1 ...

Sir Robert Davers, 5th Baronet Sir Robert Davers, 5th Baronet (1729 – 6 May 1763) was a British baronet and explorer. He was killed during Pontiac's Rebellion while on a surveying expedition of the St. Clair River. Biography Davers was born at Rushbrooke Hall, Suffolk, the ...

(1735 – 6 May 1763), unmarried *Lt. Henry Davers, RN (d. 1759), shot himself on board HMS ''Neptune'' * Sir Charles Davers, 6th Baronet (4 June 1737 – 4 June 1806) *Rev. Thomas Davers (1738–1766) He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Robert who was killed in

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during

Pontiac's Rebellion Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region follow ...

, and then by Charles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davers, Jermyn Year of birth unknown 1743 deaths 18th-century English people Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1741–1747 English slave owners English landowners Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain Year of birth uncertain