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    Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Sir Ralph Verney sat as a member of parliament for Aylesbury, for Great...
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    (née Nicholson), the widow of the Hon. John Verney, eldest son of Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney. Verney sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Buckingham...
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  • Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney (18 March 1683 – 4 October 1752), of Middle Claydon, near Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, known as The Viscount Fermanagh until...
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  • Verney may refer to: Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon (1613–1696), English MP for Aylesbury and for Buckingham Ralph Verney, 1st Earl...
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    Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney PC, FRS (1 February 1714 – 31 March 1791), was a member of the Verney family of Middle Claydon and a British politician...
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    was also related to the Pitt family by marriage since William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, had married his father's sister Hester. The younger Grenville...
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    in 1703 and was father of Sir Ralph Verney, created Earl Verney in 1743. Earl Verney's sister, Lady Margaret Verney, by her marriage with Sir Sir Thomas...
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  • 4th Earl of Westmorland (d. 1549) Ralph Gore, 1st Earl of Ross (d. 1802) Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow (d. 1946) Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney Ralph...
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    1753 – 11 February 1813), known as George Grenville before 1779 and as The Earl Temple between 1779 and 1784, was a British statesman. Grenville was the...
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    They have no children. Lady Braye is heir-general of the Verney family (see the Earl Verney). The family seat is Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire...
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    properties. His full titles were Duke of Portland, Marquess of Titchfield, Earl of Portland, Viscount Woodstock, and Baron Cirencester. The Most Honourable...
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    Claydon House (category Verney family)
    son and heir, John Verney was later, in 1703, made Viscount Fermanagh and his son was Ralph Verney, in 1743, was created Earl Verney. There is believed...
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    the Duke of Grafton, the Earl Verney, Lord Leconfield, Lady Blessington, Alfred de Rothschild, Lord Blythswood and the Earl of Inchcape. Its east contains...
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    Preceded by The Earl Grey Succeeded by The Earl of Mulgrave Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire In office 1779–1784 Preceded by The Earl Verney The Marquess...
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    Compton Verney is a parish and historic manor in the county of Warwickshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 119. The surviving manor...
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    Buckinghamshire, a pocket borough in the gift of Lord Fermanagh, later 2nd Earl Verney and a close political ally of Rockingham. After Burke delivered his maiden...
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  • Williams Verney, 4th Baronet by his wife Rachel Gwenyfyr Catherine, daughter of Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. His eldest brother was Sir Ralph Verney, 5th...
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    German historian, Bible commentator (b. 1725) March 31 – Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney of Ireland (b. 1714) April 2 – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de...
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    Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough (1709–1770), who married Lady Elizabeth Verney, daughter of Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney; secondly, Frances Noel...
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  • the Buckinghamshire Independent Club. This club had supported the late Earl Verney, and were definitely a Whig organisation. At that time Titchfield's father...
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  • Baroness Fermanagh Mary Verney Extinct on death of recipient 15 November 1810. Granddaughter of Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney. 26 July 1792 Baroness Bath...
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    Nicolaus Christian Friis, Norwegian priest and writer (d. 1777) Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney of Ireland (d. 1791) February 2 – Gottfried August Homilius, German...
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  • ever took place, is not recorded. By the 1750s, Wendover had passed to Earl Verney, and Namier lists his power as only being one of influence rather than...
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    title of Baroness Fermanagh in the Peerage of Ireland was created for Mary Verney on 13 June 1792, but became extinct on her death on 15 November 1810. Lord...
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    1st Earl of Halsbury led the "Die-Hards" or Ditchers in opposition to the Parliament Act 1911. In 1921, Verney sold the family seat, Compton Verney House...
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  • Brooke. 14 Margaret Verney née Greville, (c. 1561 – 1631), sister. 15 Sir Greville Verney (c. 1586 – 1642), son. 16 Greville Verney (c. 1620 – 1648), son...
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  • Emin the Armenian. In 1763 Burke appeared as the friend of Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney, and a confidential mediator between him and George Grenville....
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  • baronets of Middle Claydon (1661): see Earl Verney Verney baronets of Claydon House (1818), initially Calvert baronets Verney baronets of Eaton Square (1946)...
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    Howard, a daughter of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. By his wife he had issue including: Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1620–1648)...
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    Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ˈɛlɡɪn/ EL-ghin; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin,...
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