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| VERNON (post HARCOURT), The Hon. EDWARD VENABLES. M.A. from TRINITY, 1783. [3rd s. of George, 1st Lord Vernon (by his 3rd wife, Martha, 3rd dau. of the Hon. Simon Harcourt). B. Oct. 10, 1757, at Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire . School, Westminster.] Matric. from Christ Church, Oxford, July 2, 1774; Fellow of All Souls, 1777; B.C.L. (Oxford) 1780; D.C.L. (Oxford) 1786. Ord. priest, 1781. R. of Sudbury, Derbyshire , 1782-1803. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, 1785-1808. Preb. of Gloucester, 1785-91. Bishop of Carlisle, 1791-1807. Archbishop of York, 1807-47. P.C., 1808. Lord High Almoner to King George III and later to Queen Victoria. Member of the Queen's Council in charge of George III. Took the name of Harcourt, 1831, on inheriting the estates of that family. Declined the renewal of the Harcourt peerage, 1838. Member of the Ecclesiastical Commission, 1835. Married, Feb. 5, 1784, Anne Leveson-Gower, 3rd dau. of Granville, 1st Marquess of Stafford, and had 16 children. Author, Sermons . Died Nov. 5, 1847, at the Palace, Bishopsthorpe. Half-brother of George V. (1753); father of Leveson V. (1854, sub Harcourt) and William V. V. (1833, sub Harcourt). ( Northamptonshire . Clergy; Record of Old Westminsters; Al. Oxon. ; Cox, Churches of Derbyshire .; D.N.B. ) | Hon. Edward Venables VERNON post Hon. Edward Venables HARCOURT Approx. lifespan: 1757–1847 MA from Trinity College 1783 3rd s. of George VERNON 1st Lord Vernon (by his 3rd wife Martha HARCOURT 3rd dau. of Hon. Simon HARCOURT ) b. Sudbury Hall, Sudbury, Derbyshire 1757:10:10 Sch: Westminster School Westminster, [ London ] Matric. from</acd Christ Church [Oxford] 1774:07:02 Fellow of: : All Souls' College [Oxford] 1777 BCL(Oxford) 1780 DCL(Oxford) 1786 Ord. priest 1781 R.: Sudbury, Derbyshire 1782-1803 Canon of: : Christ Church [Oxford] [ Oxfordshire ] 1785-1808 Prebendary: Gloucester, [ Gloucestershire ] 1785-91 Bishop of: Carlisle, [ Cumberland ] 1791-1807 Archbishop of York, [ Yorkshire ] 1807-47 P.C.: 1808 Lord High Almoner to King George, III and later to Queen Victoria. Member of: the Queen's Council in charge of George, III . Took the name of Harcourt 1831 on inheriting the estates of that family. Declined the renewal of the Harcourt peerage 1838 Member of: the Ecclesiastical Commission 1835 m. 1784:02:05 Anne Leveson-Gower, 3rd dau. of Granville, 1st Marquess of Stafford, and had 16 children. Publ.: Sermons d. 1847:11:05 at the Palace, Bishopsthorpe Bishopthorpe, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] half-brother of George V. VERNON post George V. HARCOURT (1753) father of Leveson V. VERNON post Leveson V. HARCOURT (1854) ( sub Harcourt) father of William V. V. VERNON post William V. V. HARCOURT (1833) ( sub Harcourt) ( Northants. Clergy; Record of Old Westminsters; Al. Oxon. ; Cox, Churches of Derbyshire .; D.N.B. ) |