Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney
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Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney (18 March 1683 – 4 October 1752), styled The Honourable from 1703 to 1717 and subsequently known as The Viscount Fermanagh until 1742, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.
, Verney was the only surviving son of John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh
and his first wife Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Ralph Palmer. He was baptised in Kensington
.
. The latter title was in the Peerage of Ireland
and thus didn't prevent him from entering the British House of Commons
in the same year, having been elected for Amersham
. He represented the constituency until 1727 and was returned to Parliament for Wendover
in 1741. A year later he was created Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster.
. The couple had two sons and two daughters. His wife died in 1748 and Verney survived her by four years, dying at his birthplace; both were buried in Middle Claydon
. His older son John having predeceased him in 1737 he was succeeded in his titles by his second son Ralph
. John's daughter Mary was raised to the Peerage in her own right in 1792.
Background
Born at Little ChelseaLittle Chelsea
Little Chelsea was a hamlet spread across the parishes of Chelsea and Kensington, in the hundred of Ossulstone, Middlesex, half a mile S.W. of Chelsea. It has been overtaken by the spread of London....
, Verney was the only surviving son of John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh
John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh
John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh , known as Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet between 1696 and 1703, was an English peer, merchant and Tory politician.-Background:...
and his first wife Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Ralph Palmer. He was baptised in Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
.
Career
In 1717, Verney succeeded his father as viscount and took his seat in the Irish House of LordsIrish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
. The latter title was in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
and thus didn't prevent him from entering the British House of Commons
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
in the same year, having been elected for Amersham
Amersham (UK Parliament constituency)
Amersham, often spelt as Agmondesham, was a constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
. He represented the constituency until 1727 and was returned to Parliament for Wendover
Wendover (UK Parliament constituency)
Wendover was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in 1741. A year later he was created Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster.
Family
Verney married Catherine, eldest daughter of Henry Paschall in St Giles in the FieldsSt Giles in the Fields
St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, is a church in the London Borough of Camden, in the West End. It is close to the Centre Point office tower and the Tottenham Court Road tube station. The church is part of the Diocese of London within the Church of England...
. The couple had two sons and two daughters. His wife died in 1748 and Verney survived her by four years, dying at his birthplace; both were buried in Middle Claydon
Middle Claydon
Middle Claydon is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about five miles south of Buckingham and three miles west of Winslow....
. His older son John having predeceased him in 1737 he was succeeded in his titles by his second son Ralph
Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney
Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney PC, FRS , styled Viscount Fermanagh between 1743 and 1752, was a British politician.-Background:...
. John's daughter Mary was raised to the Peerage in her own right in 1792.