Edmund's Father, Sir Harry Verney
Harry Verney
Sir Harry Verney sat in the House of Commons for the Liberal party for 52 years, from 1832 to 1885. He dedicated himself to many of the progressive reforms which are now seen as the benchmarks of Britain's development into a modern society during the Victorian period: combating slave trading, extending the franchise, and improving conditions in the country's booming industrial towns and factories. [note]