Sir William Verner, 1st Baronet

Sir
William Verner
KCH
Sir William Verner on 1860s portrait
Member of Parliament
In office
1832–1868
Serving with Archibald Acheson to 1847
James Caulfeild 1847–1857
Maxwell Close 1857–1864
James Stronge from 1864
Preceded byCharles Brownlow
Archibald Acheson
Succeeded byWilliam Verner
James Stronge
ConstituencyArmagh
High Sheriff of Tyrone
In office
1823
High Sheriff of Armagh
In office
1821
High Sheriff of Monaghan
In office
1820
Personal details
Born(1782-10-25)25 October 1782
County Armagh, Kingdom of Ireland
Died20 January 1871(1871-01-20) (aged 88)
London, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative Party (after 1834)
Other political
affiliations
Tory (before 1834)
Spouse
Harriet Wingfield
(m. 1819)
Parents
AwardsWaterloo Medal
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankColonel
Lieutenant colonel
Staff
Unit7th Queen's Own Hussars
Battles/wars

Sir William Verner, 1st Baronet, KCH (25 October 1782 – 20 January 1871), was a British soldier who served in the Napoleonic wars, was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo and resigned as a colonel. He served as a politician, including 36 years as a Member of Parliament. Two of his sons were also members of Parliament. Verner was made Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Order and a Baronet, and was Grand Master of Armagh and Orange Order of Ireland.