Edward Harcourt
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. (presumably George Granville Venables Harcourt 1785-1861)
- Leveson Vernon Harcourt, who became chancellor of York; he took the surname Harcourt in 1831 but retained the name Vernon.
- William Venables Vernon Harcourt
- Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt
- Frederick E. Vernon Harcourt
- Granville Venables Harcourt Vernon
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