Harry Verney

Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney

Rush ID: 979

Details

Born:
8 December 1801
Died:
12 April 1894
Birth place:
London, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Army officer
Election occupation:
Landowner
Parentage:
General Sir Harry Calvert, Bart, and Caroline Hammersley
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
1
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
979
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7527064
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. CALVERT, Harry (1801-1894) **
  2. VERNEY, Sir Harry (1801-1894)

Alternative names

  1. Harry (Harry Calvert Williams) Calvert (A.K.A.)

    1801 - 1827

    name at birth; assumed alternative surname Verney in 1827

Constituencies

  1. Buckingham

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: 31 March 1880
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None
  2. Buckingham

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 27 March 1857
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1874
    Date of exit: 31 January 1874
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None
  3. Bedford

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1852
    Date of exit: 7 July 1852
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None
  4. Buckingham

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1841
    Date of exit: 29 June 1841
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None

Higher education

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

    Graduated

  2. Unknown (Cambridge)

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Harrow School

Marriages

  1. Hope, Eliza

    Year: 1835

  2. Nightingale, Frances Parthenope

    Year: 1858

Relationships

  1. Parent of Edmund Verney

  2. Parent of Frederick Verney

  3. Grandparent of Harry Verney

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

Clubs

  1. United Service Club

  2. Travellers' Club