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Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet, DSO (7 June 1881 – 23 December 1974), was a British Liberal politician.

Political career

Verney stood as Liberal candidate for

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at the 1906 General Election. Shortly after, he was again Liberal candidate at the 1906 Basingstoke by-election. In the December general election he was elected to Parliament for

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, a seat he held until 1918. He served under H. H. Asquith as

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from 1914 to 1915. He stood as Liberal candidate for

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at the 1922 and 1923 General Elections. Verney succeeded in the baronetcy in May 1910. He was awarded the DSO in 1918. Verney married Rachel Gwenyfyr Catherine, daughter of

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, in 1911. His son

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was Bishop of Repton from 1977 to 1985. Verney was twice convicted for indecent assaults on boys under the age of sixteen, in 1937 and 1954. Verney was the last surviving Liberal candidate from the 1906 General election. He died in December 1974, aged 93, and was succeeded to the baronetcy by his son,

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