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{{Infobox peerage title
[[Image:Baron Vernon coa.png|thumb|right|250px|Arms of the Barons Vernon.]]
| name =
[[File:Vernon Coat-of-Arms - geograph.org.uk - 1473887.jpg|thumb|Arms of Warren, with motto of Vernon below: ''Vernon Semper Viret''. ''Chequy or and azure, on a canton gules a lion rampant argent between the forepaws a crescent of the first''.<ref>The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a ...
| image = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|150px]]<br/>[[File:Vernon-Venables arms.svg ‎|180px]]
By Sir Bernard Burke[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=X8UujEDqn9oC&pg=PA1056&lpg=PA1056&dq=vernon+semper+viret&source=bl&ots=5S-f7p9mel&sig=qJkD8e0Mua8TxzQRgbCq48F3QSs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4qer92dLeAhVH0RoKHR3IA4E4ChDoATAFegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=vernon%20semper%20viret&f=false]</ref> Above the entrance to Poynton Community Centre, Cheshire. This is a difference of the arms of de Warenne, [[Earl of Surrey]], an Anglo-Norman magnate, quartered by the Duke of Norfolk]]
| blazon = ''Quarterly, 1st & 4th, Grand-quarterly, I and IV: Argent a fret sable, II and III: Or, on a fesse azure, three garbs of the field'' (both for Vernon); ''2nd & 3rd: Azure, two bars argent'' (for Venables)<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= [[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editorlink=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |page= |pages=3995-4001 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>
| creation date = {{date|12 May 1762|dmy}}
| monarch = [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]]
| peerage = [[Peerage of Great Britain]]
| first holder =[[George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon|George Venables-Vernon]]
| last holder =
| present holder = Anthony Vernon-Harcourt, 11th Baron Vernon
| heir apparent = Hon. Simon Vernon-Harcourt
| heir presumptive =
| remainder to =
| status = Extant
| extinction date = <!-- {{date|1 Aug 2007|dmy}} -->
| family seat =
| former seat =[[Sudbury Hall]]
| motto =''Ver non semper viret'' ("Vernon always flourishes")<ref name="burke"/>
| footnotes =
}}


'''Baron Vernon''', of Kinderton in the County of Chester,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=10205 |date=1 May 1762 |page=6}}</ref> is a title in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. It was created in 1762 for the former [[Member of Parliament]] [[George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon|George Venables-Vernon]]. He had previously represented [[Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Lichfield]] and [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Born George Vernon, he was the son of Henry Vernon, of [[Sudbury, Derbyshire|Sudbury]] in [[Derbyshire]], and Anne Pigott, daughter and heiress of Thomas Pigott by his wife Mary Venables, sister and heiress of Sir Peter Venables, Baron of [[Kinderton]] in [[Cheshire]]. In 1728 he assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Venables.
'''Baron Vernon''', of Kinderton in the County of Chester,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=10205 |date=1 May 1762 |page=6}}</ref> is a title in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. It was created in 1762 for the former [[Member of Parliament]] [[George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon|George Venables-Vernon]]. He had previously represented [[Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Lichfield]] and [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Born George Vernon, he was the son of Henry Vernon, of [[Sudbury, Derbyshire|Sudbury]] in [[Derbyshire]], and Anne Pigott, daughter and heiress of Thomas Pigott by his wife Mary Venables, sister and heiress of Sir Peter Venables, Baron of [[Kinderton]] in [[Cheshire]]. In 1728, he assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Venables upon inheriting the Venables estate in Cheshire from his childless cousin Anne, widow of the [[Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon|2nd Earl of Abingdon]].{{sfn|Burke|2003|p=3997|ps=none}}


Lord Vernon was married three times. He married, thirdly, Martha Harcourt, granddaughter of the [[Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt]].
Lord Vernon was married three times. He married, thirdly, Martha Harcourt, granddaughter of [[Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt]].<ref name="burke"/>


As a prominent son and forefather of the present title holder, their second son was [[Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt|Edward Harcourt]], [[Archbishop of York]] who succeeded to the Harcourt family estates on the death of his cousin the [[William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt]] and so assumed by Royal Licence the surname of '''Harcourt''', with his children known as Vernon-Harcourt. Edward was George's third son. {{#tag:ref|Edward Harcourt was the father of [[William Vernon Harcourt (scientist)|William Vernon Harcourt]], the grandfather of [[William Vernon Harcourt (politician)|Sir William Vernon Harcourt]] and the great-grandfather of the [[Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt]]<br>See: [[Viscount Harcourt]]|group= n}}
As a prominent son and forefather of the present title holder, their second son was [[Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt|Edward Harcourt]], [[Archbishop of York]] who succeeded to the Harcourt family estates on the death of his cousin the [[William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt]] and so assumed by Royal Licence the surname of Harcourt, with his children known as Vernon-Harcourt. Edward was George's third son. {{#tag:ref|Edward Harcourt was the father of [[William Vernon Harcourt (scientist)|William Vernon Harcourt]], the grandfather of [[William Vernon Harcourt (politician)|Sir William Vernon Harcourt]] and the great-grandfather of the [[Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt]]<br/>See: [[Viscount Harcourt]]|group= n}}


Lord Vernon was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to the Hon. Mary Howard and the second Lord Vernon, as Hon. George Venables-Vernon before his accession sat as a Member of Parliament for [[Weobly (UK Parliament constituency)|Weobly]], [[Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)|Bramber]] and [[Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Glamorganshire]] in turn and was appointed as a senior [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] whip in the House of Lords.
Lord Vernon was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to the Hon. Mary Howard and the second Lord Vernon, as Hon. George Venables-Vernon before his accession sat as a Member of Parliament for [[Weobly (UK Parliament constituency)|Weobly]], [[Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)|Bramber]] and [[Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Glamorganshire]] in turn and was appointed as a senior [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] whip in the House of Lords.<ref name="burke"/>


His half-brother succeeded, the third Baron, the eldest son of Martha Harcourt. His son, the fourth Baron, married Frances Maria Warren, daughter of Admiral [[John Borlase Warren|Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet]]. His son, the fifth Baron, represented [[Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire]] and [[Derbyshire South (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire South]] in the House of Commons. He assumed in 1837 by sign manual the surname of '''Warren''' only for himself and subsequent issue but this appears to have been repudiated by his son.
His half-brother succeeded, the third Baron, the eldest son of Martha Harcourt. His son, the fourth Baron, married Frances Maria Warren, daughter of Admiral [[John Borlase Warren|Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet]]. His son, the fifth Baron, represented [[Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire]] and [[Derbyshire South (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire South]] in the House of Commons. He assumed in 1837 by sign manual the surname of Warren only for himself and subsequent issue but this appears to have been repudiated by his son.


His grandson, the seventh Baron, served as [[Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard]] (Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) in the last [[Liberal Government 1892-1895|Liberal administration]] of [[William Ewart Gladstone]]. On the death in 2000 of his grandson, the tenth Baron, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his distant relative (his fifth cousin once removed), the eleventh and present holder of the title. He is the great-great-grandson of Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt, fourth son of Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York.
His grandson, the seventh Baron, served as [[Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard]] (Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) in the last [[Liberal Government 1892-1895|Liberal administration]] of [[William Ewart Gladstone]]. On the death in 2000 of his grandson, the tenth Baron, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his distant relative (his fifth cousin once removed), the eleventh and present holder of the title. He is the great-great-grandson of Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt, fourth son of Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York.<ref name="burke"/>


The ancestral family seat of the Barons Vernon is [[Sudbury Hall]], near Uttoxeter, Derbyshire, which was given to the National Trust in 1967 by the late 10th Baron Vernon.
The ancestral family seat of the Barons Vernon is [[Sudbury Hall]], near [[Uttoxeter]], Derbyshire, which was given to the National Trust in 1967 by the late 10th Baron Vernon.


Lord Vernon and his family until recently{{When|date=April 2013}} occupied a part of Sudbury Hall as their private home.
Lord Vernon and his family until recently{{When|date=April 2013}} occupied a part of Sudbury Hall as their private home.
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*[[Anthony Vernon-Harcourt, 11th Baron Vernon|Anthony William Vernon-Harcourt, 11th Baron Vernon]] (b. 1939)
*[[Anthony Vernon-Harcourt, 11th Baron Vernon|Anthony William Vernon-Harcourt, 11th Baron Vernon]] (b. 1939)


The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son Hon. Simon Anthony Vernon-Harcourt (b. 1969).<br>
The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son Hon. Simon Anthony Vernon-Harcourt (b. 1969).
The heir apparent's heir presumptive is his younger brother Hon. Edward William Vernon-Harcourt (b. 1973)<br>
The heir apparent's heir presumptive is his younger brother Hon. Edward William Vernon-Harcourt (b. 1973)
The heir apparent's heir presumptive's heir is his son Freddie Vernon-Harcourt (b. 2007)<br>
The heir apparent's heir presumptive's heir is his son Freddie Vernon-Harcourt (b. 2007)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Vernon Baronets]]
*[[Vernon baronets]]
*[[Earl Harcourt]]
*[[Earl Harcourt]]
*[[Viscount Harcourt]]
*[[Viscount Harcourt]]


==References==
==Notes and references==
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
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Revision as of 02:24, 12 December 2018


Created byGeorge III
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
StatusExtant
MottoVer non semper viret ("Vernon always flourishes")[1]

Baron Vernon, of Kinderton in the County of Chester,[2] is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1762 for the former Member of Parliament George Venables-Vernon. He had previously represented Lichfield and Derby in the House of Commons. Born George Vernon, he was the son of Henry Vernon, of Sudbury in Derbyshire, and Anne Pigott, daughter and heiress of Thomas Pigott by his wife Mary Venables, sister and heiress of Sir Peter Venables, Baron of Kinderton in Cheshire. In 1728, he assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Venables upon inheriting the Venables estate in Cheshire from his childless cousin Anne, widow of the 2nd Earl of Abingdon.[3]

Lord Vernon was married three times. He married, thirdly, Martha Harcourt, granddaughter of Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt.[1]

As a prominent son and forefather of the present title holder, their second son was Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York who succeeded to the Harcourt family estates on the death of his cousin the William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt and so assumed by Royal Licence the surname of Harcourt, with his children known as Vernon-Harcourt. Edward was George's third son. [n 1]

Lord Vernon was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to the Hon. Mary Howard and the second Lord Vernon, as Hon. George Venables-Vernon before his accession sat as a Member of Parliament for Weobly, Bramber and Glamorganshire in turn and was appointed as a senior Liberal whip in the House of Lords.[1]

His half-brother succeeded, the third Baron, the eldest son of Martha Harcourt. His son, the fourth Baron, married Frances Maria Warren, daughter of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet. His son, the fifth Baron, represented Derbyshire and Derbyshire South in the House of Commons. He assumed in 1837 by sign manual the surname of Warren only for himself and subsequent issue but this appears to have been repudiated by his son.

His grandson, the seventh Baron, served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) in the last Liberal administration of William Ewart Gladstone. On the death in 2000 of his grandson, the tenth Baron, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his distant relative (his fifth cousin once removed), the eleventh and present holder of the title. He is the great-great-grandson of Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt, fourth son of Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York.[1]

The ancestral family seat of the Barons Vernon is Sudbury Hall, near Uttoxeter, Derbyshire, which was given to the National Trust in 1967 by the late 10th Baron Vernon.

Lord Vernon and his family until recently[when?] occupied a part of Sudbury Hall as their private home. The family of the late 10th Baron still keeps a residence in the grounds of the Sudbury Hall estate.

None of the Lords Vernon are among the list of elected hereditary peers under the House of Lords Act 1999 and none have achieved any votes in by-elections.

For other branches of the family see Vernon family.

Barons Vernon (1762)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Simon Anthony Vernon-Harcourt (b. 1969). The heir apparent's heir presumptive is his younger brother Hon. Edward William Vernon-Harcourt (b. 1973) The heir apparent's heir presumptive's heir is his son Freddie Vernon-Harcourt (b. 2007)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Edward Harcourt was the father of William Vernon Harcourt, the grandfather of Sir William Vernon Harcourt and the great-grandfather of the Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
    See: Viscount Harcourt
References
  1. ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 3995–4001. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editorlink= ignored (|editor-link= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "No. 10205". The London Gazette. 1 May 1762. p. 6.
  3. ^ Burke 2003, p. 3997

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