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* George Harcourt succeeded to the Harcourt family estates. | * George Harcourt succeeded to the Harcourt family estates. | ||
* Leveson Vernon Harcourt, formerly | * Leveson Vernon Harcourt, formerly Venables-Vernon, who became chancellor of York, who took the surname Harcourt in 1831 but retained the name Vernon. | ||
* [[William Vernon-Harcourt|William Venables Vernon Harcourt]] | * [[William Vernon-Harcourt|William Venables Vernon Harcourt]] | ||
* Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt | * Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt | ||
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Edward Harcourt (1757–1847), archbishop of York
1757 born Edward Venables-Vernon at Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, on 10 October , the second and younger son of George Venables-Vernon, first Baron Vernon of Kinderton (1710–1780), and his third wife, Martha (1715–1794), third daughter of Simon Harcourt.
1830 his cousin, William Harcourt, third Earl Harcourt, died, leaving him extensive estates; Venables-Vernon changed his name, taking the surname of Harcourt. He made the Harcourt seat of Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, his main family residence and spent considerable sums on restoring the house and park
1847 died, of a chill, at Bishopthorpe Palace on 5 November
Children included:
- George Harcourt succeeded to the Harcourt family estates.
- Leveson Vernon Harcourt, formerly Venables-Vernon, who became chancellor of York, who took the surname Harcourt in 1831 but retained the name Vernon.
- William Venables Vernon Harcourt
- Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt
- Frederick E. Vernon Harcourt
Many other members of the family were prominent in public life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of Edward Harcourt, ODNB