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Ralph Verney (civil Servant)
Ralph Verney may refer to: *Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon (1613–1696), English MP for Aylesbury and for Buckingham *Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney (1683–1752), English MP for Amersham and for Wendover 1741–1753 *Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney (1714–1791), his son, English MP for Wendover 1753–1761, Carmarthen and for Buckinghamshire *Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Eaton Square Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, CB, CIE, CVO (25 May 1879 – 22 February 1959) was a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India and Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Career V ... (1879–1959), Secretary to the Viceroy of India and the Speaker of the House of Commons * Sir Ralph Verney, 5th Baronet (1915–2001), British Army officer, local politician and landowner {{hndis, Verney, Ralph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, Of Middle Claydon
Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet DL, JP (12 November 1613 – 24 September 1696) was an English baronet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1690. Background Baptised at Hillesden in Buckinghamshire, he was the eldest son of Sir Edmund Verney and his wife Margaret, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Denton. He was the great grandson of Hon. Elizabeth Verney, second daughter of the first Baron Braye. Verney was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple. Career Verney entered the Short Parliament in 1640, sitting as Member of Parliament for Aylesbury. He was re-elected MP for Aylesbury for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He was present in the trial of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford in January 1641, making notes, and was knighted in March. Verney opposed William Laud before the Civil War, and sided with the Parliamentarians at its outset; however, when he did not partake in the Solemn League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney
Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney (18 March 1683 – 4 October 1752), of Middle Claydon, near Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, known as The Viscount Fermanagh until 1742, was initially a Tory and later a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two phases between 1717 and 1752. Early life Verney was born at Little Chelsea, the only surviving son of John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh and his first wife Elizabeth Palmer, the eldest daughter of Ralph Palmer, and was baptised in Kensington. He was educated at Mrs Morland's school at Hackney from around 1695 to 1700 and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford in 1700. He married Catherine Paschall, eldest daughter of Henry Paschall of Baddow, Essex at St Giles in the Fields on 24 February 1708. Career Verney succeeded his father as viscount and took his seat in the Irish House of Lords on 23 June 1717. The latter title was in the Peerage of Ireland and thus didn't prevent him from entering the British House of Commons. He was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney
Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney PC, FRS (1 February 1714 – 31 March 1791), was a member of the Verney family of Middle Claydon and a British politician. From 1737 until 1752, when he succeeded to the earldom, he was styled Lord Fermanagh. He sat in the House of Commons several times between 1753 and 1791. Life Verney was born on 1 February 1714, the son of Ralph Verney, the first Earl Verney, of Claydon House, Buckinghamshire; and Catherine, daughter to Henry Paschall of Baddow Hall in Essex. In 1740 he married Mary, daughter of Henry Herring, a director of the Bank of England. They had no children. She died on 22 January 1791, and Verney died on 31 March of the same year; both were buried in the family vault in the church of Middle Claydon. He left debts of over £115,000. His various titles were extinguished at his death. His estates were inherited by Mary Verney, the daughter of his elder brother John, who had died in 1737. At the recommendation of William Pitt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, Of Eaton Square
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, CB, CIE, CVO (25 May 1879 – 22 February 1959) was a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India and Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Career Verney was the son of Frederick Verney (1846–1913), a Member of Parliament and younger son of Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet; his mother was Maude Sarah Williams (d.1937), a daughter of Sir John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the British Army when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 7 February 1900. The following month, he was among 224 men of the regiment leaving Southampton on the SS ''Umbria'' to serve in the Second Boer War in South Africa. He later fought in World War I. Verney was 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 knighted in 1928, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
