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'''Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney''' [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (1 February 1714 – 31 March 1791), styled '''Viscount Fermanagh''' between 1743 and 1752, was a British politician who sat in the [[House of Commons]] between 1753 and 1791. |
'''Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney''' [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (1 February 1714 – 31 March 1791), styled '''Viscount Fermanagh''' between 1743 and 1752, was a British politician who sat in the [[House of Commons]] between 1753 and 1791. |
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[[File:ClaydonHouseSWAnsicht.jpg|thumb|Claydon House]] |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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A member of the [[Verney family]], Lord Verney was the son of [[Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney]], of [[Claydon House]], Buckinghamshire, and Catherine, daughter of Henry Paschall.<ref name="thepeerage2981">{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p2981.htm#i29805 |title=p. 2981 § 29805 <!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=thepeerage.com |accessdate=12 January 2012}}{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref> |
A member of the [[Verney family]], Lord Verney was the son of [[Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney]], of [[Claydon House]], Buckinghamshire, and Catherine, daughter of Henry Paschall.<ref name="thepeerage2981">{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p2981.htm#i29805 |title=p. 2981 § 29805 <!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=thepeerage.com |accessdate=12 January 2012}}{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref> |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1758. |
He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1758. |
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==Claydon House== |
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He rebuilt [[Claydon House]] in Buckinghamshire between 1757 and 1771. The house today represents only the west wing, which was originally connected to an identical east wing by a colonnaded rotunda surmounted by a cupola. Cost overruns on the building meant that Lord Verney had to spend the final years of his life on the continent to escape his creditors. |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Lord Verney married Mary, daughter of Henry Herring, in 1740. They had no children |
Lord Verney married Mary, daughter of Henry Herring, in 1740. They had no children before her death in January 1791, aged 74. Lord Verney only survived her by two months and died in March of the same year, aged 77. On his death all his titles became extinct.<ref name="thepeerage2981"/> His estate was inherited by his niece Mary Verney (later created Baroness Fermanagh, in the second creation), who reduced Clayton House to its present size. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:13, 26 February 2018
Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney
PC, FRS (1 February 1714 – 31 March 1791), styled Viscount Fermanagh between 1743 and 1752, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1753 and 1791.
Background
A member of the
Verney family, Lord Verney was the son of Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney, of Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, and Catherine, daughter of Henry Paschall.[1]
Political career
Verney succeeded his father in the earldom in 1752. However, as this was an
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758.
Claydon House
He rebuilt Claydon House in Buckinghamshire between 1757 and 1771. The house today represents only the west wing, which was originally connected to an identical east wing by a colonnaded rotunda surmounted by a cupola. Cost overruns on the building meant that Lord Verney had to spend the final years of his life on the continent to escape his creditors.
Family
Lord Verney married Mary, daughter of Henry Herring, in 1740. They had no children before her death in January 1791, aged 74. Lord Verney only survived her by two months and died in March of the same year, aged 77. On his death all his titles became extinct.[1] His estate was inherited by his niece Mary Verney (later created Baroness Fermanagh, in the second creation), who reduced Clayton House to its present size.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2981 § 29805". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ "leighrayment.com". leighrayment.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "leighrayment.com". leighrayment.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "leighrayment.com". leighrayment.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "leighrayment.com". leighrayment.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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