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George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon British politician

George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon, was a British politician.

George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon British politician and Baron

George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon, was the 2nd Baron Vernon of Kinderton. He acceded to the title in 1780 after the death of his father George Venables-Vernon, first Baron Vernon of Kinderton.

George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon Member of Parliament

George John Warren Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon, was a British politician. 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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