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English Member of Parliament
Henry Vernon (13 September 1718 – 25 May 1765), of
Hilton Park ,
Staffordshire , was an English Member of Parliament.
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Early life
Vernon was born on 13 September 1718. He was the eldest son of
Henry Vernon , MP of Hilton Park by Penelope Philips, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Philips of Newton Regis.
His first cousin was
Henry Vernon , an MP for
Staffordshire and
Newcastle-under-Lyme .
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Career
He was a
Member (MP) of the
Parliament of England for
Lichfield from 29 January 1754 to 8 April 1754 and 1761 to December 1762, and for
Newcastle-under-Lyme 15 January 1755 to 1761.
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From December 1762 until his death, he was
Commissioner of Excise .
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Personal life
His daughter,
Henrietta Grosvenor
In December 1743, Vernon married Lady Henrietta Wentworth, a daughter of
Frederick Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford . Together, they were the parents of three sons and five daughters, including:
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Vernon died on 25 May 1765.
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"VERNON, Henry (1718-65), of Hilton Park, Staffs. | History of Parliament Online" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . Retrieved 2024-04-18 .
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"VERNON, Henry (1686-1719), of Sudbury, Derbys" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org .
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Etc . Henry Colburn. p. 83. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
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Trials for Adultery, Or, The History of Divorces . The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London . Huguenot Society of London. p. 377. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
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The Country Houses of Shropshire . Boydell & Brewer. p. 70.
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