Sir Harry Vernon, 1st Baronet

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

Harry Vernon
Member of Parliament
for East Worcestershire
In office
20 December 1861 – 25 November 1868
Serving with Charles Lytellton (June 1868–November 1868)
Frederick Gough-Calthorpe (1861–1868)
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

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. Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "V"
  3. "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.
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