Hercules Crosse Jarvis

Hercules Crosse Jarvis
A photograph of Hercules Crosse Jarvis in later life, as Mayor of Cape Town. Photograph from the Cape Archives.
Mayor of Cape Town
In office
1848–1860
Preceded byJ. J. L. Smuts
Succeeded byD. G. van Breda
Personal details
Born(1802-06-18)18 June 1802
Plymouth, England
Died8 February 1889(1889-02-08) (aged 86)
Claremont, Cape Town
Resting placeSt. Saviours Church, Claremont
SpouseElizabeth Maria Vos
Childrenfive daughters

Hercules Crosse Jarvis (18 June 1802 – 8 February 1889) MLC, MLA, was a mayor of Cape Town and a powerful merchant of the Cape Colony.