George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon

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1803 – 1866

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Who was George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon?

George John Warren Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon was the only son of George Charles Venables-Vernon, 4th Baron Vernon of Sudbury, Derbyshire, and Frances Maria, only daughter of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren. He was one of the last Members of Parliament for Derbyshire and the first for South Derbyshire. Vernon had a lifetime enthusiasm for Italian literature, particularly Dante after visiting Italy as a child. Vernon county is named after him in Australia.

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Born
Jun 22, 1803
Died
May 31, 1866
Sudbury Hall

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on July 23, 2013

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