There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Verney, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2007.

Overview

The Verney Baronetcy, of Middle Claydon in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 March 1661. For more information on this creation, see the Earl Verney

Earl Verney

Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Sir Ralph Verney sat as a Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, for Great Bedwyn and for Buckingham. In 1661 he was created a Baronet, of Middle Claydon in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England. His son...

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The Calvert, later Verney Baronetcy, of Claydon House in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 December 1818 for General Harry Calvert, for many years Adjutant-General of the Forces. The second Baronet

Sir 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:...

 assumed in 1827 the surname of Verney in lieu of Calvert, having succeeded to the Verney estates through his cousin Richard Calvert, who married Mary (née Nicholson), the widow of the Hon. John Verney, eldest son of Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney

Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney

Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney , styled The Honourable from 1703 to 1717 and subsequently known as The Viscount Fermanagh until 1742, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...

. Verney sat as Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Buckingham

Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Bedford

Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The third Baronet was a Captain

Captain (naval)

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 in the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 and also represented Buckingham in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 as a Liberal. The fourth Baronet was also a Liberal politician and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries

Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries

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 from 1914 to 1915. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baronet. He was a member of the Buckinghamshire County Council

Buckinghamshire County Council

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 and served as Vice-Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire

High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire

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. As of 2007 the title is believed to be held by his only son, the presumed sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 2001. However, as of 13 June 2007 he has not successfully proven his succession and is not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.

Several other members of the Verney family have also gained distinction. George Hope Lloyd-Verney (who assumed the additional surname of Lloyd in 1888), third son of the second Baronet, was a Colonel

Colonel

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 in the Army. He wrote the booklet Four-Handed Chess which was published in 1881. His son Sir Harry Lloyd-Verney was Treasurer and Private Secretary to Queen Mary

Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....

. His son Gerald Lloyd-Verney

Gerald Lloyd-Verney

Major-General Gerald Lloyd-Verney DSO & Bar MVO was a British Army officer who commanded 7th Armoured Division during World War II. He changed his name by Deed poll from Gerald Lloyd Verney to Gerald Lloyd-Verney in 1941....

 (1900-1957) was a Major-General in the Irish Guards

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. His son Peter Vivian Verney (b. 1930) is an author. The Right Reverend Stephen Edmund Verney, younger son of the fourth Baronet, was Bishop of Repton

Bishop of Repton

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 (Suffragan Bishop

Suffragan bishop

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 for the Diocese of Derby

Diocese of Derby

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). His Honour Sir Laurence John Verney, youngest son of the fourth Baronet, is a judge.

The family seat is Claydon House

Claydon House

Claydon House is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, close to the village of Middle Claydon. It was built between 1757 and 1771 and is now owned by the National Trust....

, in the Aylesbury Vale

Aylesbury Vale

The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...

, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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. The house is now in the hands of the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

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The Verney Baronetcy, of Eaton Square in the City of Westminster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1946 for Ralph Verney, Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921 and Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Speaker of the British House of Commons

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 from 1921 to 1955. He was the son of Frederick William Verney, youngest son of the second Baronet of the 1818 creation. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a painter, illustrator and author. As of 2007 the title is believed to be held by his son, the presumed third Baronet, who succeeded in 1993. However, he does not use his title and as of 13 June 2007 he has not successfully proven his succession and is not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. For more information, follow this link.

David Verney, younger son of the first Baronet, was High Sheriff

High Sheriff

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 of Cornwall

Cornwall

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 in 1964.

Verney Baronets, of Middle Claydon (1661)

• see the Earl Verney
  Earl Verney
  Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Sir Ralph Verney sat as a Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, for Great Bedwyn and for Buckingham. In 1661 he was created a Baronet, of Middle Claydon in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England. His son...
  
  

Verney Baronets, of Claydon House (1818)

• Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet (d. 1826)
• Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
  Sir 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:...
  
   (1801-1894)
• Sir Edmund Hope Verney, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Edmund Verney, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Edmund Hope Verney, 3rd Baronet FRGS, DL, JP was a British naval officer, author and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1891.-Background and education:...
  
   (1838-1910)
• Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet
  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...
  
   (1881-1974)
• Sir Ralph Bruce Verney, 5th Baronet (1915-2001)
• Sir Edmund Ralph Verney, 6th Baronet (b. 1950)

Verney Baronets, of Eaton Square (1946)

• Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet of Eaton Square (1879-1959)
• Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet (1913-1993)
• (Sir) John Sebastian Verney, 3rd Baronet (b. 1945)