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George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon (9 May 1735 – 18 June 1813), was the 2nd Baron Vernon of Kinderton. He acceded to the title in 1780 after the death of his father George Venables-Vernon, first Baron Vernon of Kinderton.

Early life

He was the only son of George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon and, his first wife, Hon. Mary Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham. His paternal grandparents were Henry Vernon, MP for Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the former Anne Pigott (daughter and heiress of Thomas Pigott of Chetwynd).

Vernon was educated at Westminster School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, proceeding MA in 1755.

Career

He served as a Whig member of parliament for Weobley from 1757 to 1761, Bramber from 1762 to 1768 and Glamorganshire from 1768 to 1780. "Only one speech by him is reported: 1 May 1769, on a point of privilege."

Through his first wife, he inherited the Briton Ferry estate in Glamorgan and Newick Park in Sussex in 1750 and served as vice president of the Welch Charity. He inherited the family seat at Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire in 1780 on the death of his father. Bradwall Hall, near Sandbach, Cheshire, was also owned by the Barons Vernon until it was conveyed to John Latham, president of the Royal College of Physicians.

Personal life

His first wife was Hon. Louisa Barbara Mansel, daughter of Bussy Mansel, last Baron Mansel of Margam. They wed on 16 July 1757 and had two sons and two daughters, who died young, including:

• George Venables-Vernon (1761–1763), who died young and was buried at Newick.
• George Venables-Vernon (1773–1773), who died in infancy and was also buried at Newick.

He married secondly, Jane Georgiana Fauquier, daughter of William Fauquier of Hanover, on 25 May 1786. With her he had two more daughters, one of whom died young, including:

• Hon. Georgiana Venables-Vernon (1788–1824), who married, as his first wife, Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield, in 1809.

After Vernon died in 1813, his title passed to his half-brother Henry, the eldest son of the first Baron's third marriage.

Legacy

His full-length portrait was painted by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) in 1767. The painting, which is often referred to as "The Hunting Lord," belongs to Southampton City Art Gallery's permanent collection, acquired 1957.

References

1. Brooke, John. "VENABLES VERNON, George (1709-80), of Sudbury, Derbys. and Kinderton, Cheshire". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. "Vernon, George Venables (VNN753GV)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. ^ "VENABLES VERNON, George (1735-1813), of Briton Ferry, Glam. and Newick Park, Suss". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
4. ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1898). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. G. Bell & Sons. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
5. "George Venables Vernon (1735–1813)". artuk.org. Art UK. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

• 1735 births
• 1813 deaths
• People educated at Westminster School, London
• Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
• Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
• Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies
• British MPs 1754–1761
• British MPs 1761–1768
• British MPs 1768–1774
• British MPs 1774–1780
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