Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
Harry Verney | |
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 Verney as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair), July 1882 | |
| Born | Harry Calvert 8 September 1801 Claydon, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 12 February 1894 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1832–1885 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 7, including Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet (father) |
Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
PC, DL, JP (8 September 1801 – 12 February 1894)[1] was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1832 and 1885.
Background and education
Born Harry Calvert, he was the oldest son of
Mary Verney, 1st Baroness Fermanagh.[4] From 1829, he studied at Downing College, Cambridge as a fellow-commoner,[5] befriending Adam Sedgwick and William Whewell.[6]
Career
Verney joined the British Army for the
Sir Michael Seymour, and in 1829 he arrived in England again.[6] Verney was promoted to major in 1831 and was transferred to the Royal Buckinghamshire Militia (King's Own) in 1844, retiring two years later.[3]
Verney entered the
Privy Counsellor.[3]
Verney was nominated a deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and a justice of the peace for the same county.[9] He was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and one of the founders of the Royal Agricultural Society.[6] Verney acted as chairman of the Buckinghamshire Railway Company and deputy chairman of the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway Company.[9]
Family
On 30 June 1835, he married firstly Eliza Hope, daughter of
Frederick was a diplomat and politician and father of Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet.[12]
Legacy
Verney was unusual in the sense that he gave his name to two
railway stations in England, namely Calvert and Verney Junction stations in Buckinghamshire.[13] Mount Verney, Sir Harry Peak and Sir Harry Range in British Columbia were also named after him.[14]
To this day, one of the campuses of the University of Buckingham (housing the Law School) is named "Verney Park".[15]
References
- ^ Verney, M. M., revised by H. C. G. Matthew, "Verney, (formerly Calvert), Sir Harry, second baronet (1801-1894)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, September 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2018 (subscription required)
- ^ Walford, Edward (1860). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Robert Hardwicke. pp. 656.
- ^ a b c d Debrett, John (1893). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Oldhams Press. p. 550.
- ^ "No. 18347". The London Gazette. 27 March 1827. p. 724.
- ^ "Verney (formerly Calvert), Sir Harry, Bart. (VNY829SH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Sidney (1899). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. LVIII. Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 277–278.
- ^ a b c "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons; Buckingham". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Bedford". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Debrett, John (1881). Robert Henry Mair (ed.). Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 233.
- ^ a b Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (28th ed.). London: Hurst and Blackett. p. 785.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial families. Edinburgh: Grange Publishing Works. pp. 996.
- ^ "ThePeerage – Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Subterranea Britannica – Calvert Station". Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- ^ "Government of British-Columbia, Official Website – Crown Registry and Geographic Base". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- ^ Campus Maps | University of Buckingham
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
- Portraits of Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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