Richard Vernon | |
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British envoy to Poland | |
In office 1715 – 1718 | |
Member of Parliament for Monaghan Borough | |
In office 1703 – 1713 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 June 1678 |
Died | 1 October 1725 Poland | (aged 47)
Military career | |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards |
Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd Baronet (22 June 1678 – 1 October 1725) was a British diplomat and politician.
He succeeded in the baronetcy in 1683, when aged only five. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards on 10 November 1702, but left the regiment in 1703.[1] He became a Member of the Irish Parliament for Monaghan Borough in 1703 and sat for it until 1713.[citation needed]
Vernon was subsequently dispatched as British envoy to Poland, also visiting Dresden. On his way he passed through The Hague in September 1715.[2] The following April he travelled from Dresden to Danzig to attend the wedding between the Duke of Mecklenburg and the Tsar's niece.[3] The following October, he passed through Berlin on his way to Gohr,[4] returning in November.[5] He was still in Berlin a month later, but about to go to Dresden to await the king of Poland there or go on to Poland.[6] By October 1718, he had been superseded and returned to England.[7]
He died in Poland in 1723 in the court of Augustus II the Strong.[8]