George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon

The Right Honourable The Lord Vernon PC
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office 25 August 1892 – 13 March 1894
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Yarborough
Succeeded by	The Earl of Chesterfield
Personal details
Born	25 February 1854
Died	15 December 1898 (aged 44)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Frances Margaret Lawrance

George William Henry Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon PC (25 February 1854 – 15 December 1898), styled The Honourable George Venables-Vernon from 1866 to 1883, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under William Gladstone from 1892 to 1894.

Background

Vernon was the son of Augustus Henry Venables-Vernon, 6th Baron Vernon, and his wife Lady Harriet Frances Maria Anson, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1883.^[1]

Political career

Vernon sat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords and served in the last Liberal administration of William Ewart Gladstone as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1892^[2] to 1894.^[3] In 1892 he was sworn of the Privy Council.^[4]

Family

Lord Vernon married Frances Margaret Lawrance, daughter of Francis Lawrance, of New York City, in 1885. He died in December 1898, aged 44, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George.^[1]

References

1. Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
2. The London Gazette: no. 26321. p. 4958. 30 August 1892.
3. The London Gazette: no. 26496. p. 1661. 20 March 1894.
4. The London Gazette: no. 26320. p. 4881. 26 August 1892.