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George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon

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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
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Earl of Yarborough
Succeeded byThe Earl of Chesterfield
Personal details
Born25 February 1854
Died15 December 1898 (1898-12-16) (aged 44)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
(m. 1885)
Children3

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

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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

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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

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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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Portrait of Frances Margaret Lawrance, Lady Vernon, by Jules Joseph Lefebvre

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Personal". Illustrated London News. 24 December 1898. p. 945.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  5. ^ "The Farm And Garden". The Cornishman. No. 252. 10 May 1883. p. 6.
  6. ^ "No. 26321". The London Gazette. 30 August 1892. p. 4958.
  7. ^ "No. 26496". The London Gazette. 20 March 1894. p. 1661.
  8. ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4881.
  9. ^ "MARRIED -- Vernon Lawrence". The New York Times. 15 August 1885. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "BARON VERNON DEAD.; Captain of Derbyshire Yeomanry Was Once in Diplomatic Service". The New York Times. 12 November 1915. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Lord Vernon Dies at 73". Derby Evening Telegraph. 20 March 1963. p. 25. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. ^ "WILL OF LADY VERNON". Derby Evening Telegraph. 4 November 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
1892–1894
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Augustus Venables-Vernon
Baron Vernon
1883–1898
Succeeded by
George Venables-Vernon