George Venables Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon

George John Warren Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon was the only son of George Charles VenablesVernon, 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.

Vernon was born at Stapleford Hall in Nottinghamshire. Sir Richard Vernon, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1425 to 1426, was an ancestor. Vernon entered public life in 1831, as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire. As a result of the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832 the parliamentary seat for Derbyshire was divided in two, and he became MP for the southern part. He continued in the House of Commons until 1835, when he succeeded his father as Baron Vernon and entered the House of Lords. In 1837, he exchanged his patronymic surname VenablesVernon for that of Warren, in compliance with the will of Viscountess Bulkeley, but his children born before 1839 retained their original surname. He was an expert rifleshot and an energetic supporter of the Volunteer movement for which he raised the 2nd Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps of two companies inMarch 1860.

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