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. Sir Ralph Verney sat as a Member of Parliament
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. In 1661 he was created a Baronet, of Middle Claydon in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England. His son Sir John Verney, Bt
John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh
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, was a Member of Parliament
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. In 1703, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
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as Baron Verney of Belturbet, in the County of Cavan, and Viscount Fermanagh. His son, the second Viscount, represented Amersham
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and Wendover
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in Parliament. In 1742 he was created Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster, in the Peerage of Ireland
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. However, all titles became extinct on the death of his son, the second Earl, in 1791.
The Fermanagh title was revived in 1792 for Mary Verney, who was created Baroness Fermanagh in the Peerage of Ireland
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. She was the posthumous daughter of Hon. John Verney, second son of the first Earl Verney. However, Lady Fermanagh never married and on her death this title became extinct as well.
The original seat of Earl Verney was that of Claydon House
Claydon House
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in near the villages of Botolph Claydon, Middle Claydon (hence the title), Steeple Claydon and East Claydon.
Verney Baronets, of Middle Claydon (1661)
- Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet (1613–1696)
- Sir John Verney, 2nd BaronetJohn Verney, 1st Viscount FermanaghJohn Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh , known as Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet between 1696 and 1703, was an English peer, merchant and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1640–1717) (created Viscount Fermanagh in 1703)
Viscounts Fermanagh (1703)
- John Verney, 1st Viscount FermanaghJohn Verney, 1st Viscount FermanaghJohn Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh , known as Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet between 1696 and 1703, was an English peer, merchant and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1640–1717) - Ralph Verney, 2nd Viscount FermanaghRalph Verney, 1st Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 1st Earl Verney , styled The Honourable from 1703 to 1717 and subsequently known as The Viscount Fermanagh until 1742, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1683–1752) (created Earl Verney in 1742)
Earls Verney (1742)
- Ralph Verney, 1st Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 1st Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 1st Earl Verney , styled The Honourable from 1703 to 1717 and subsequently known as The Viscount Fermanagh until 1742, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...
(1683–1752) - Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 2nd Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney PC, FRS , styled Viscount Fermanagh between 1743 and 1752, was a British politician.-Background:...
(1714–1791)