Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet, DSO (7 June 1881 – 23 December 1974), 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. Asquith as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1914 to 1915.
Verney was awarded the DSO in 1918.[1]
Verney married Rachel Gwenyfyr Catherine, daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine, in 1911. His son Stephen Edmund Verney was Bishop of Repton from 1977 to 1985.
Verney was twice convicted for indecent assaults on boys under the age of sixteen, in 1937 [2] and 1954.[3]
He died in December 1974, aged 93, and was succeeded by his son, Ralph.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30450. p. 20. 1 January 1918.
- ↑ https://login.thetimes.co.uk/?gotoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Ftto%2Farchive%2Farticle%2F1937-09-14%2F14%2F14.html#start%3D1937-01-01%26end%3D1938-12-31%26terms%3Dharry%20verney%26back%3D/tto/archive/find/harry+verney/w:1937-01-01~1938-12-31/1%26prev%3D/tto/archive/frame/goto/harry+verney/w:1937-01-01~1938-12-31/2%26next%3D/tto/archive/frame/goto/harry+verney/w:1937-01-01~1938-12-31/4
- ↑ https://login.thetimes.co.uk/?gotoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Ftto%2Farchive%2Farticle%2F1954-11-09%2F2%2F5.html#start%3D1937-01-01%26end%3D1954-12-31%26terms%3Dharry%20verney%26back%3D/tto/archive/find/harry+verney/w:1937-01-01~1954-12-31/1%26prev%3D/tto/archive/frame/goto/harry+verney/w:1937-01-01~1954-12-31/3%26next%3D/tto/archive/frame/goto/harry+verney/w:1937-01-01~1954-12-31/5
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage. External link in
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Harry Verney
- Portraits of Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frederick Verney |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham December 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by Sir George Bowyer |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Lucas of Crudwell |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 1914–1915 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Dyke Acland |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Edmund Hope Verney |
Baronet (of Claydon House) 1910–1974 |
Succeeded by Ralph Bruce Verney |