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Edward Jesse (January 14, 1780 – March 28, 1868), was an English writer on natural history. As a surveyor for the Office of Works, he was responsible for much of the restoration and presentation of Hampton Court Palace after it was opened to the public in 1838. Life Jesse was born at Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, the third son and youngest of four children of Reverend William Jesse (1738-1814) and Mary Jesse. Originally the parish vicar for Hutton Cranswick, Rev. Jesse later became a prominent evangelical vicar in West Bromwich and personal chaplain to the 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, a convert of Selina Hastings.Jesse was privately educated, and in 1798 was appointed to a clerkship in the Santo Domingo office. Jesse's command of French recommended him to the 3rd Earl of Dartmouth, who made Jesse his private secretary on his appointment in 1801 as President of the Board of Control (overseeing the British East India Company). Following his promotion to Lord Steward in 1802, Dartmouth commended Jesse to the Royal Household, and Jesse was appointed to the ceremonial post of Gentleman of the Ewry in 1803 (which he held until its abolition in 1832). Jesse was also commissioned a lieutenant colonel of the Birmingham Volunteers, and on the corps disbandment the Duke of Rutland appointed Jesse as captain in the Leicestershire Militia in 1805. In 1814 Jesse was made a Commissioner of Hackney Coaches (or 'Jarvies'), which he held until responsibility for coach licensing was transferred to the Stamp Office in 1831. Jesse was made a clerk in the Office of Woods and Forests by Lord Glenbervie c1821, and following the abolition of the posts of Gentleman of the Ewry and Hackney Coach Commissioner, was appointed Itinerant Deputy Surveyor in the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, with responsibility for Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle, in 1834. On the abolition of this office he retired on a pension, and he died in 1868 at Brighton. Jesse married his first wife, Matilda Morris, daughter of Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet in 1807. Their son, John, born 1809, became a noted court historian. Their eldest daughter Frances, born 1810, married Edward Curwen, a lieutenant in the 14th Dragoons, in 1833. Their youngest daughter Matilda, born 1811, became a noted author and women's rights activist. Following Matilda's death c1851, Jesse married Jane Caroline in 1852, who survived him. Works Natural history The result of his interest in the habits and characteristics of animals was a series of pleasant and popular books on natural history. He also edited Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler. (See Bibliography). Guide books Jesse contributed to the second edition of Leitch Ritchie's Windsor Castle, and edited later editions of Gilbert White's Selborne. He wrote a number of handbooks to places of interest, including Windsor and Hampton Court (see Bibliography). Bibliography Natural history Jesse, Edward (1832). Gleanings in Natural History (1st ed.). London: John Murray. Jesse, Edward (1836). An Angler's Rambles. London: John van Voorst. Jesse, Edward (1844). Scenes and Tales from Country Life. London: John Murray. Jesse, Edward (1846). Anecdotes of Dogs. London: Richard Bentley. Jesse, Edward (1861). Lectures on Natural History. London: L. Booth. As editor White, Gilbert; Jardine, William (1854). Jesse, Edward (ed.). The Natural History of Selbourne. London: Henry G. Bohn. Walton, Izaak; Cotton, Charles (1856). Jesse, Edward (ed.). The Complete Angler. London: Henry G. Bohn. Guide books Jesse, Edward (1839). A Summer's Day at Hampton Court (1st ed.). London: John Murray. Jesse, Edward (1841). A Summer's Day at Windsor, and a Visit to Eton. London: John Murray. Jesse, Edward (1847). Favorite Haunts and Rural Studies; Including Visits to Spots of Interest in the Vicinity of Windsor and Eton. London: John Murray. Ritchie, Leitch; Jesse, Edward (1848). Windsor Castle, and its Environs (2nd ed.). London: Henry G. Bohn. Notes and references Notes References Sources External links Works by Edward Jesse at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Edward Jesse at Internet Archive Works by Edward Jesse at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) . Discover the Edward Jesse popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Edward Jesse books.

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