Sir Gerard William Vanneck, 2nd Baronet (12 September 1743''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812'' – 23 May 1791) was a British merchant and Member of Parliament.

History

Vanneck was the eldest son of

Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet (1702 – 6 March 1777) was a British-Dutch merchant. Vanneck was born in The Hague, the son of Cornelius Van Neck. He emigrated to Britain in 1722 and became a successful London merchant. This enabled him to pur ...

, and his wife, Mary Anne Daubuz. His father was a successful

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merchant who had emigrated to

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from the

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in 1722. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1768, a seat he held until 1790. In 1777 he succeeded his father as second Baronet and promptly commissioned the building of

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in Suffolk. Vanneck died, unmarried, in May 1791 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother

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, who was elevated to the peerage as

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in 1796.

References

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British merchants