George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon
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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.
, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1883.
and served in the last Liberal administration
of William Ewart Gladstone
as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1892 to 1894. In 1892 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
, in 1885. He died in December 1898, aged 44, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(25 February 1854 - 15 December 1898), styled The Honourable George Venables-Vernon from 1866 to 1883, was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under William Gladstone from 1892 to 1894.
Background
Vernon was the son of Augustus Henry Venables-Vernon, 6th Baron Vernon, and his wife Lady Harriet Frances Maria Anson, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of LichfieldThomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield
Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC , known as The Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician. He served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds between 1830 and 1834 and under Melbourne Postmaster General between 1835 and 1841...
, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1883.
Political career
Vernon sat on the Liberal benches in the House of LordsHouse of Lords
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and served in the last Liberal administration
Liberal Government 1892-1895
The Liberal government 1892-1895 was a minority government in the United Kingdom in which the Conservative Party, led by Lord Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William Ewart Gladstone's Liberal Party formed a minority government that relied upon Irish...
of William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1892 to 1894. In 1892 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
Family
Lord Vernon married Frances Margaret Lawrance, daughter of Francis Lawrance, of New York CityNew York City
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, in 1885. He died in December 1898, aged 44, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George.