Sir Edmund Verney, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Edmund Hope Verney, 3rd Baronet FRGS
, DL
, JP
(6 April 1838 – 8 May 1910) was a British
naval officer, author and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1891.
and his first wife Eliza Hope, daughter of Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope
. Verney was educated at Harrow School
and entered the Royal Navy
in 1851. He succeeded his father as baronet
in 1894.
between 1854 and 1855 being afterwards honoured with the Crimea Medal
and its Sebastopol clasp and the Turkish Crimean War medal. Following his involvement in the Indian Mutiny between 1857 and 1858, where he was mentioned in despatches and received the Indian Mutiny Medal
with the Lucknow clasp, he was promoted to lieutenant. From 1862, he commanded HMS Grappler and in 1866 he was transferred as a commander to HMS Oberon. Verney was onboard of HMS Growler from 1870 and in 1875 he was attached to Her Majesty's Coastguard
, division Liverpool until 1877, when he was promoted to captain. He retired seven years later.
Verney contested unsuccessfully Great Marlow
in 1868, Anglesey in 1874 and Portsmouth
in 1880. He entered the House of Commons in 1885, sitting as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Buckingham
until the following year. He represented the constituency again from 1889 until 1891, when he was expelled after being sentenced to one year of imprisonment after being convicted of procuring a girl under 21 years of age for immoral purposes.
Verney was a member of the Isle of Anglesey County Council
as well as the London County Council
and in 1887 was appointed chairman of the Quarter Sessions, Anglesey
, a post he held for the next three years. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
and was a Justice of the Peace
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Anglesey
and Buckinghamshire
.
, daughter of Sir John Hay Williams, 2nd Baronet
and had by her three daughters and a son. Verney died in 1910 and was succeeded in baronetcy by his son Harry
.
Royal Geographical Society
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, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(6 April 1838 – 8 May 1910) was a British
United Kingdom
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naval officer, author and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1891.
Background and education
Verney was the eldest son of Sir Harry Verney, 2nd BaronetSir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.-Background and education:...
and his first wife Eliza Hope, daughter of Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope
George Johnstone Hope
Rear-Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope, KCB was a British naval officer, who served with distinction in the Royal Navy throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including service at the Battle of Trafalgar...
. Verney was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and entered the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1851. He succeeded his father as baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in 1894.
Career
Verney served in the Crimean WarCrimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
between 1854 and 1855 being afterwards honoured with the Crimea Medal
Crimea Medal
The Crimea Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1854, for issue to officers and men of British units which fought in the Crimean War of 1854-56 against Russia....
and its Sebastopol clasp and the Turkish Crimean War medal. Following his involvement in the Indian Mutiny between 1857 and 1858, where he was mentioned in despatches and received the Indian Mutiny Medal
Indian Mutiny Medal
The Indian Mutiny Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1858, for issue to officers and men of British and Indian units who served in operations in suppression of the Indian Mutiny....
with the Lucknow clasp, he was promoted to lieutenant. From 1862, he commanded HMS Grappler and in 1866 he was transferred as a commander to HMS Oberon. Verney was onboard of HMS Growler from 1870 and in 1875 he was attached to Her Majesty's Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating air-sea rescue.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK...
, division Liverpool until 1877, when he was promoted to captain. He retired seven years later.
Verney contested unsuccessfully Great Marlow
Great Marlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:In the...
in 1868, Anglesey in 1874 and Portsmouth
Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :...
in 1880. He entered the House of Commons in 1885, sitting as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
until the following year. He represented the constituency again from 1889 until 1891, when he was expelled after being sentenced to one year of imprisonment after being convicted of procuring a girl under 21 years of age for immoral purposes.
Verney was a member of the Isle of Anglesey County Council
Isle of Anglesey County Council
The Isle of Anglesey County Council is the governing body for the county of Anglesey, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. The council consists of 40 councillors, representing 40 electoral wards.-Political makeup:...
as well as the London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
and in 1887 was appointed chairman of the Quarter Sessions, Anglesey
Quarter Sessions
The Courts of Quarter Sessions or Quarter Sessions were local courts traditionally held at four set times each year in the United Kingdom and other countries in the former British Empire...
, a post he held for the next three years. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
and was a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
and Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.
Family
On 14 January 1868, he married Margaret Maria WilliamsMargaret Verney
Margaret Maria Verney , was an English-born educationist....
, daughter of Sir John Hay Williams, 2nd Baronet
John Hay Williams
Sir John Hay Williams, 2nd Baronet was a descendant of Sir William Williams, who built Bodelwyddan Castle....
and had by her three daughters and a son. Verney died in 1910 and was succeeded in baronetcy by his son Harry
Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet , was a British Liberal politician.Verney succeeded in the baronetcy in May 1910. In the December general election of the same year he was returned to Parliament for Buckingham, a seat he held until 1918. He served under H. H...
.
Works
- The Shannon's Brigade in India; (1862)
- The Last Four Days of the Eurydice; (1878)
- Village Sketches; (1879)
- Four Years of Protest in the Transvaal; (1881)
- The Parish Charities of North Buckinghamshire; (1887 and 1905)
- War With Crime; (1889)