Gerard Vanneck

Sir Gerard William Vanneck, 2nd Baronet (12 September 1743[1] – 23 May 1791) was a British merchant and Member of Parliament.[2]

History

Heveningham Hall

Vanneck was the eldest son of Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet, and his wife, Mary Anne Daubuz. His father was a successful London merchant who had emigrated to Great Britain from the Netherlands in 1722.[2]

He was elected to the House of Commons for Dunwich in 1768, a seat he held until 1790. In 1777 he succeeded his father as second Baronet and promptly commissioned the building of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk.[2]

Vanneck died, unmarried, in May 1791 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Joshua, who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Huntingfield in 1796.[2]

References

  1. ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
  2. ^ a b c d Namier, Sir Lewis; Brooke, John, eds. (1964). "VANNECK, Gerard William (?1743-91), of Heveningham Hall, Suff.". The House of Commons 1754–1790. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dunwich
1768–1790
With: Miles Barne 1768–77
Barne Barne 1777–90 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
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(of Putney)
1777–1791 		Succeeded by