Leicester Viney Vernon (1798 – 14 April 1860) was a British

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politician from

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. He was originally Leicester Viney Smith. Elected as

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(MP) for

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a by-election in June 1853, after the result of the 1852 general election in the constituency were overturned on petition. Vernon's by-election victory was itself the subject of a petition, which he did not defend, but the petition was subsequently withdrawn. At the next general election, in 1857, he stood instead in

, where did not win a seat.Craig, op. cit., page 351 He was returned to the

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after a two-year absence at the 1859 general election, when Berkshire's 3 MPs were elected unopposed. He died the following year, aged 61. From his uncle Robert Vernon he inherited

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, in

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, Berkshire.

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1798 births 1860 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 People from Wantage Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Berkshire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1790s-stub