Verney Baronets

There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Verney, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2007.

Overview

The Verney Baronetcy, of Middle Claydon in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 March 1661. For more information on this creation, see the Earl Verney.

The Calvert, later Verney Baronetcy, of Claydon House in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 December 1818 for General Harry Calvert, for many years Adjutant-General of the Forces. The second Baronet assumed in 1827 the surname of Verney in lieu of Calvert, having succeeded to the Verney estates through his cousin Richard Calvert, who married Mary (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 and Bedford. The third Baronet was a Captain in the Royal Navy and also represented Buckingham in the House of Commons as a Liberal. The fourth Baronet was also a Liberal politician and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1914 to 1915. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baronet. He was a member of the Buckinghamshire County Council and served as Vice-Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. As of 2007 the title is believed to be held by his only son, the presumed sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 2001. However, as of 13 June 2007 he has not successfully proven his succession and is not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm link.]

Several other members of the Verney family have also gained distinction. George Hope Lloyd-Verney (who assumed the additional surname of Lloyd in 1888), third son of the second Baronet, was a Colonel in the Army. His son Sir Harry Lloyd-Verney was Treasurer and Private Secretary to Queen Mary. His son Gerald Lloyd Verney (1900-1957) was a Major-General in the Irish Guards. His son Peter Vivian Verney (b. 1930) is an author. The Right Reverend Stephen Edmund Verney, younger son of the fourth Baronet, was Bishop of Repton (Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of Derby). His Honour Sir Laurence John Verney, youngest son of the fourth Baronet, is a judge.

The family seat is Claydon House, in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire. The house is now in the hands of the National Trust.

The Verney Baronetcy, of Eaton Square in the City of Westminster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1946 for Ralph Verney, Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921 and Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1921 to 1955. He was the son of Frederick William Verney, youngest son of the second Baronet of the 1818 creation. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a painter, illustrator and author. As of 2007 the title is believed to be held by his son, the presumed third Baronet, who succeeded in 1993. However, he does not use his title and as of 13 June 2007 he has not successfully proven his succession and is not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. For more information, follow this [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm link.]

David Verney, younger son of the first Baronet, was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1964.

Verney Baronets, of Middle Claydon (1661)

*see the Earl Verney

Verney Baronets, of Claydon House (1818)

*Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet (d. 1826)
*Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet (1801-1894)
*Sir Edmund Hope Verney, 3rd Baronet (1838-1910)
*Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet (1881-1974)
*Sir Ralph Bruce Verney, 5th Baronet (1915-2001)
*"Sir Edmund Ralph Verney, 6th Baronet" (b. 1950)

Verney Baronets, of Eaton Square (1946)

*Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet (1879-1959)
*Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet (1913-1993)
*"(Sir) John Sebastian Verney, 3rd Baronet" (b. 1945)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]