Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney (18 March 1683 – 4 October 1752),[1] styled The Honourable from 1703 to 1717 and subsequently known as The Viscount Fermanagh until 1742, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.
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Born at Little Chelsea, Verney was the only surviving son of John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh and his first wife Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Ralph Palmer.[2] He was baptised in Kensington.[2]
In 1717, Verney succeeded his father as viscount and took his seat in the Irish House of Lords.[2] The latter title was in the Peerage of Ireland and thus didn't prevent him from entering the British House of Commons in the same year, having been elected for Amersham.[1] He represented the constituency until 1727 and was returned to Parliament for Wendover in 1741.[1] A year later he was created Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster.[3]
Verney married Catherine, eldest daughter of Henry Paschall in St Giles in the Fields.[4] The couple had two sons and two daughters.[4] His wife died in 1748 and Verney survived her by four years, dying at his birthplace; both were buried in Middle Claydon.[4] His older son John having predeceased him in 1737 he was succeeded in his titles by his second son Ralph.[4] John's daughter Mary was raised to the Peerage in her own right in 1792.[5]
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| Preceded by The 1st Viscount Fermanagh Montague Garrard Drake |
Member of Parliament for Amersham 1717 – 1727 With: Montague Garrard Drake 1717–1722 Thomas Chapman 1722–1727 |
Succeeded by Montague Garrard Drake Baptist Leveson-Gower |
| Preceded by The Viscount Limerick John Hampden |
Member of Parliament for Wendover 1741 – 1752 With: John Hampden |
Succeeded by The 2nd Earl of Verney John Hampden |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl Verney 1742 – 1752 |
Succeeded by Ralph Verney |
| Preceded by John Verney |
Viscount Fermanagh 1717 – 1752 |
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