John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh
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John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh (5 November 1640 – 23 June 1717) was an English peer and Tory politician.
The son of Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Bt and Mary Blacknall, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1696. Verney was Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckinghamshire from 1710 to 1715 and for Amersham from 1715 to 1717. On 16 June 1703, he was created Viscount Fermanagh, of the County of Fermanagh along with the subsidiary title Baron Verney of Belturbet, in the County of Cavan. Verney died aged 76 and was buried in Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire on 28 June 1717.
On 27 May 1680, he married firstly Elizabeth Palmer, daughter of Ralph Palmer, on 10 July 1692 secondly Mary Lawley, daughter of Sir Francis Lawley, Bt and on 8 April 1696 thirdly Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Daniel Baker. The first two marriages took place in Westminster Abbey in Westminster, the third in Kensington in London. Verney had one daughter and one son Ralph Verney by Elizabeth Palmer.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Hampden Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Bt |
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire with Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Bt 1710-1713 John Fleetwood 1713-1715 1710–1715 |
Succeeded by John Fleetwood Richard Hampden |
| Preceded by John Drake Francis Duncombe |
Member of Parliament for Amersham with Montague Garrard Drake 1715–1717 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Fermanagh Montague Garrard Drake |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Viscount Fermanagh 1703–1717 |
Succeeded by Ralph Verney |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Ralph Verney |
Baronet (of Middle Claydon) 1696–1717 |
Succeeded by Ralph Verney |
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