Constituency : Buckingham 1906-10
Frederick took Buckingham from the Tories.
Frederick was the son of Harry Verney and brother of Edmund Verney ,both previous Liberal MPs for the constituency. He was educated at Harrow and Oxford. He joined the Anglican clergy and acted as private secretary and chaplain to the Archbishop of York but left the ministry after three years. He became a barrister instead. In 1883 he took up a diplomatic post with the Siamese legation. He was both a county councillor for Buckinghamshire and a Progressive councillor for London. He stood for Tunbridge in 1885, Bath in 1886, Norwich in 1895 and Liverpool Exchange in 1900.
Later in 1906 Frederick inherited the Manor of Pleasley from his stepmother.
Frederick was a strong promoter of smallholdings. In 1909 he sat on a Royal Commission on the selection of magistrates.
Frederick held his seat in January 1910 but moved aside for his nephew Harry in December. and contested Christchurch instead. Harry held the seat but Frederick was unsuccessful at Christchurch.
Frederick was related to Florence Nightingale by marriage and She took an interest in his career.
He died in 1913 aged 67.
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