Weston Jarvis

Who was Weston Jarvis?

Colonel Sir Weston Jarvis CMG MVO TD was a British Conservative Party politician and officer in the British Army. He served in the Matabele Rebellion, Boer War and First World War.

He was educated at Harrow School.

He was elected as Member of Parliament for King's Lynn at a by-election in August 1886, and held the seat until the 1892 general election, when he did not stand for re-election. He gave his maiden speech on 6 April 1887, on the Criminal Law Amendment Bill. He was not an active Member, and spoke on only a few occasions during his tenure.

He had extensive business interests in Rhodesia, and spent a significant amount of time there. He was in the country during the Matabele Rebellion, and joined the volunteer forces there, eventually taking command of a squadron. He was again present at the outbreak of the Boer War, and joined the Rhodesian contingent raised by Herbert Plumer for service in South Africa. He saw service at the Relief of Mafeking before returning to England, travelling back to South Africa three months later in command of the 21st Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. After seeing action under General Bruce Hamilton, his unit was employed on building blockhouses for the remainder of the war. At the end of the fighting, he was given an honorary lieutenant-colonelcy in the Army, and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.