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Sir Edmund Verney, 6th Baronet
Sir Edmund Ralph Verney, 6th Baronet (born 28 June 1950) succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Calvert, of Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, on 17 August 2001. Personal life Verney is the son of Sir Ralph Verney, 5th Baronet, and Mary Vestey. He married Daphne Primrose Fausset-Farquhar, daughter of Colonel Hamilton Farquhar Fausset-Farquhar, in March 1982 and they have two children: Andrew Nicholas Verney (b. 1983) and Ella Verney (b. 1985). He was educated at Harrow School, London, and went to the University of York. He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire from 1998 to 1999. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Verney, Edmund Ralph 1950 births People educated at Harrow School Alumni of the University of York Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire British landowners Verney family, Edmund Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon House
Claydon House is a English country house, country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, near the village of Middle Claydon. It was built between 1757 and 1771 and is now owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust. The house is a Listed building#England and Wales, listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History Claydon has been the ancestral home of the Verney family since 1620.. The church of All Saints, Middle Claydon lies less than from the house and contains many memorials to the Verney family: among them Edmund Verney (Cavalier), Sir Edmund Verney, who was chief standard bearer to Charles I of England, King Charles I during the English Civil War. Sir Edmund was slain at the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642, defending the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |