JamesVernontheYounger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British government official, courtier, diplomat and Whigpolitician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710.
In 1691, JamesVernon got his first job in the government. He was appointed as a "serjeantofthechandlery." Later, in 1697, he became an extra clerk for the Privy Council. This was a group of advisors to the King. He tried to become a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1698 but was not successful.
He was the son of JamesVernon, who was Secretary of State under William III. He served as British envoy to Denmark from 1702 to 1707 and then as Member of Parliament for Cricklade from 1708 to 1710. However, most of his career was as a civil servant.
In early 1709 he supported the naturalization of the Palatines, and in 1710 voted for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell, later airing his dismay that Whig leaders had made such a fuss about ‘a factious preacher much below their notice’.
JamesVernontheYounger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British government official, courtier, diplomat and Whigpolitician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710.
He was the son of JamesVernon, who was Secretary of State under William III. He served as British envoy to Denmark from 1702 to 1707 and then as Member of Parliament for Cricklade from 1708 to 1710.
JamesVernontheYounger was a British diplomat and civil servant, briefly a Member of Parliament. He was the son of JamesVernon, who was Secretary of State under William III. However, most of his career was as a civil servant.
JamesVernon (c. 1646 – c. 1727) was an English Whigpolitician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1679 and 1710. He was Secretary of State for both the Northern and the Southern Departments during the reign of William III.
JamesVernontheYounger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British diplomat and civil servant, briefly a Member of Parliament. He was the son of JamesVernon, who was Secretary of State under William III.
JamesVernon (–) was an English Whigpolitician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1679 and 1710. He was Secretary of State for both the Northern and the Southern Departments during the reign of William III.
James Vernon the Younger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British government official, courtier, diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710.