Sir Harry Vernon, 1st Baronet

Harry Vernon
Member of Parliament
for East Worcestershire
In office
20 December 1861 – 25 November 1868
Preceded byJohn Hodgetts-Foley
Frederick Gough-Calthorpe
Succeeded byCharles Lyttelton
Richard Amphlett
Personal details
Born11 April 1834
Died1 February 1920(1920-02-01) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Lady Georgina Sophia Baillie-Hamilton
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(m. 1861)​
ChildrenThree, including Bowater George Hamilton Vernon
Parent(s)Thomas Taylor Vernon
Jessie Anna Letitia Foley
Residence(s)Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire

Sir Harry Foley Vernon, 1st Baronet (11 April 1834 – 1 February 1920)[1][2] was a British Liberal Party politician.[3]

Early life

Born in 1834, Vernon was the son of Thomas Taylor and Jessie Anna Letitia (née Foley) Vernon.[3]

Career

Vernon was elected Liberal MP for East Worcestershire at a by-election in 1861—caused by the death of John Hodgetts-Foley—and held the seat until 1868 when he did not seek re-election.[4]

Vernon was created a Baronet of Hanbury Hall in 1885, in recognition of the way he managed his estate during the Great Depression of British Agriculture.[5]

Personal life

Portrait of Lady Georgina Sophia Baillie-Hamilton, between c. 1860 and c. 1870

In 1861, he married Lady Georgina Sophia Baillie-Hamilton, daughter of George and Georgina (née Markham) Baillie-Hamilton and they had at least three children: Auda Letitia (1862–1957); Bowater George Hamilton (1865–1940); and Herbert Edward (1867–1902).[3]

Upon his death in 1920, his son, Bowater George Hamilton Vernon, succeeded to the title, after which it became extinct.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "V"
  3. ^ a b c "Sir Harry Foley Vernon, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. ^ "The Vernon family of Hanbury Hall". National Trust. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire
1861–1868
With: Charles Lyttelton (June 1868–November 1868)
Frederick Gough-Calthorpe (1861–1868) 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Hanbury Hall)
1885–1920 		Succeeded by