About Henry Vernon
Lived 1718 – 1765 (aged 46). Henry Vernon was a British politician.
Henry Vernon (13 September 1718 – 25 May 1765), of Hilton Park, Staffordshire, was an English Member of Parliament.
Early life Vernon was born on 13 September 1718. He was the eldest son of Henry Vernon, MP of Hilton Park by Penelope Philips, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Philips of Newton Regis.
His first cousin was Henry Vernon, an MP for Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lichfield from 29 January 1754 to 8 April 1754 and 1761 to December 1762, and for Newcastle-under-Lyme 15 January 1755 to 1761.
From December 1762 until his death, he was Commissioner of Excise.
Henrietta Vernon (–1828), who married Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Grosvenor. After their divorce, she married George de Hochepied, 6th Baron de Hochepied. Henry Vernon (–), who married Penelope Graham, a daughter of Arthur Graham. Anna Vernon (1748–1797), who married Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick. Leveson Vernon Lucy Vernon Caroline Vernon Jane Vernon
Vernon died on 25 May 1765.
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British Member of Parliament (1718-1765)
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Henry Vernon was born on 13 September 1718.
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Henry Vernon died on 25 May 1765.
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