Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baronet

Davers was the second son of Sir Robert Davers, 2nd Baronet and his wife, Hon. Mary Jermyn, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn.[1] He was brought up at Rushbrooke Hall and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 14 March 1704, aged 17. [2]

At the 1722 British general election, Davers was returned in a contest as a Tory Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds. He succeeded his brother Sir Robert Davers, 3rd Baronet, to the baronetcy on 20 May 1723.[1] On April 1725, he was one of five Tories who voted against a motion to restore the inheritance of Bolingbroke. He inherited the Jermyn estates, including Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, and [[Dover Street], London, in 1726 from his great uncle, Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover. At the 1727 British general election, he was returned as MP for Suffolk, topping the poll in a contest. He voted consistently against the government. He was returned unopposed for Suffolk in 1734 British general election and 1741 British general election[3].

Davers appear to have had two illegitimate sons before his marriage to Margaretta Green, the daughter of Rev. Edward Green, rector of Drinkstone, Suffolk, on 21 October 1729. [1] He died on 20 February 1743, leaving in addition four legitimate sons of whom two shot themselves, and two daughters:[3]

• Mary Davers (1730-1805)
• Charles Davers (died young)
• Elizabeth Davers (1733 - 19 December 1800), married Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
• Sir Robert Davers, 5th Baronet (1735 - 6 May 1763) unmarried
• Sir Charles Davers, 6th Baronet (4 June 1737 – 4 June 1806), married Frances Trice
• Rev. Thomas Davers, (1738-1766)

He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Robert who was killed in Canada during Pontiac's Rebellion and then, by Charles.