Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet (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 married Rachel Gwenyfyr Catherine, daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine, in 1911. He died in December 1974, aged 93.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frederick William Verney |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham 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 |
