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Thomas Vernon (1724–1771) was a landowner and Member of Parliament (MP) in eighteenth century England. He was the only son of Bowater Vernon (1683–1735), who inherited Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire and large estates in Hanbury and elsewhere, from his second cousin Thomas Vernon who had died childless. He was brought up in London in the family home in New Bond Sreet, and was only 11 when his father died. After a spell at University College, Oxford, he was elected as an MP for the Worcester constituency in 1746 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Thomas Winnington. He continued to represent Worcester till 1761.