Constituency : Buckingham 1885-6, 1889-91
Edmund took over from his father Harry Verney at Buckingham.
Edmund was educated at Harrow then joined the Royal Navy at thirteen in 1851. Edmund served in the Crimean War and during the Indian Mutiny. He eventually reached the rank of captain. In 1877 he was injured in a shooting accident on his estates and moved to the coastguard service in Liverpool.He retired in 1884. Edmund had unsuccessful contests at Great Marlow in 1868, Anglesey in 1874 and Portsmouth in 1880. He served on the Isle of Anglesy County Council and later London County Council.
Edmund's maiden speech was on the Collings amendment in 1886. He often spoke on naval matters. He supported the lowering of the property qualification for Poor Law Guardians in Ireland. He disliked Home Rule but stayed loyal to Gladstone after concessions.
Edmund was defeated in 1886 but won back the seat in a by-election three years later.
Edmund sat until 1891 when he was expelled for his conviction for procuring a girl aged 19 for immoral purposes. His assignation had been in Paris under the assumed name iof "Wilson" but the girl later recognised him in the street. He received a one year prison sentence. After his release he confined himself to collecting bibles
Edmund wrote a number of books including The Last Four Days of the Eurydice. He built a branch line to link the family estates to the Great Northern Railway.
Edmund inherited his father's baronetcy in 1894
He died in 1910 aged 72.
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