VERNON, James I (1646-1727), of Frith Street, Westminster, Mdx.

Family and Education

bap. 1 Apr. 1646, 2nd s. of Francis Vernon of Covent Garden, Westminster by Anne, da. of George Smithies, Goldsmith, of London, and wid. of William Welby of Gedney, Lincs. educ. Charterhouse; Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 1662, BA 1666, MA 1669; incorp. at Camb. 1676. m. lic. 6 Apr. 1675, Mary (d. 1715), da. of Sir John Buck, 1st Bt., of Hamby Grange, Lincs., 2s. 2da. suc. bro. 1677. Survey of London, xxxiii. 152; IGI, London; Misc. Gen. et Her. 4th ser. iv. 174; Al. Carth. 28; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1386.

Offices Held

Sec. to ambassador to France 1672–3, to Duke of Monmouth 1673–at least 1679, to Prince of Orange Dec. 1688–Feb. 1689, to ambassador to Turkey 1691–2; deputy-sec. at war 1678–9; gazetteer by Oct.– Dec. 1688; under-sec. of state 1689–90, 1693–7; commr. prizes 1693–8; sec. to lds. justices 1695–7; sec. of state (northern dept.) Dec. 1697–Dec. 1698, May 1699–June 1700, Jan.– May 1702, (sole) Dec. 1698–May 1699, June– Nov. 1700, (southern dept.) Nov. 1700–Jan. 1702; PC 5 Dec. 1697–d.; teller of Exchequer 1702–10.

Clerk to supreme court, Jamaica 1691–?d.

Recorder, Penryn by 1702–?d.

Trustee, poor Palatines 1709; commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. J. P. Kenyon, Sunderland, 13; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1001; HMC Lords, n.s. i. 448; London Gazette, 13–16 Apr. 1702; Pittis, Present Parl. 347.

Parlimentarian

VERNON, James (1646-1727), of Frith Street, Westminster.

Main residence: Frith Street, Westminster, Mdx.

Notes

The principal printed source for Vernon’s career, Vernon-Shrewsbury Letters, contains many errors and omissions, as demonstrated by EHR, xlviii. 624-30. The originals in Northants. RO, Montagu (Boughton) mss have been cited where necessary.

Author

P.L.G.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

VERNON, James I (1646-1727)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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