George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon
The Lord Vernon | |
|---|---|
 Photograph of George Venables-Vernon[1] | |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 25 August 1892 – 13 March 1894 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Yarborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1854 |
| Died | 15 December 1898 (aged 44) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
George William Henry Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon PC (25 February 1854 – 15 December 1898), styled The Honourable George Venables-Vernon from 1866 to 1883, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under William Gladstone from 1892 to 1894.
Early life
[edit]Vernon was born on 25 February 1854.[2] He was the eldest surviving son of Augustus Henry Venables-Vernon, 6th Baron Vernon, and his wife Lady Harriet Frances Maria Anson (1827–1898). Among her siblings were Hon. Mildred Venables-Vernon (who married Hon. Henry Augustus Stanhope, a son of the 5th Earl Stanhope).[3]
His paternal grandparents were George Warren, 5th Baron Vernon and Isabella Caroline Ellison (a daughter of Cuthbert Ellison, MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne). His maternal grandparents were Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield, and the former Louisa Catherine Philips (a daughter of Nathaniel Philips).[3]
Career
[edit]He succeeded his father in the barony in 1883, when he inherited around 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of land in Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.[4][5]
Political career
[edit]Vernon sat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords and served in the last Liberal administration of William Ewart Gladstone as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1892[6] to 1894.[7] In 1892 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[8]
Personal life
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On 14 July 1885, Lord Vernon married Frances Margaret Lawrance at St George's, Hanover Square in London.[9] Frances was a daughter of Francis C. Lawrance, of New York City and sister to Francis C. Lawrance Jr. Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Hon. Frances Lawrance Venables-Vernon (b. 1886), who married Maurice Raoul-Duval of the Château de Marolles in 1910.[10] After he was killed in action in 1916, she married Lt. Jean de Kermaignant in 1918.[3]
- George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon, 8th Baron Vernon (1888–1915), who died, unmarried, from illness contracted while on service in Gallipoli.[11]
- Francis Lawrance William Venables-Vernon, 9th Baron Vernon (1889–1963),[12] who married Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay, daughter of Col. Charles Herbert Clay and Violet Harriet Nightingale (a daughter of Sir Henry Nightingale, 13th Baronet), in 1915.[3]
He died in December 1898, aged 44,[2] and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George. His widow, Lady Vernon, died on 23 June 1940.[4][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Personal". Illustrated London News. 24 December 1898. p. 945.
- ^ a b "BARON VERNON IS DEAD.; He Married Miss Frances Lawrence of New York in 1885". The New York Times. 16 December 1898. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3999.
- ^ a b Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- ^ "The Farm And Garden". The Cornishman. No. 252. 10 May 1883. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 26321". The London Gazette. 30 August 1892. p. 4958.
- ^ "No. 26496". The London Gazette. 20 March 1894. p. 1661.
- ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4881.
- ^ "MARRIED -- Vernon Lawrence". The New York Times. 15 August 1885. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (30 January 1910). "MISS VERNON TO MARRY.; Engagement of Lord Vernon's Sister to Raoul Duval Announced". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "BARON VERNON DEAD.; Captain of Derbyshire Yeomanry Was Once in Diplomatic Service". The New York Times. 12 November 1915. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Lord Vernon Dies at 73". Derby Evening Telegraph. 20 March 1963. p. 25. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "WILL OF LADY VERNON". Derby Evening Telegraph. 4 November 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 24 March 2023.