Vanneck Family

	Vanneck Family Vanneck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gerard Vanneck (1743–1791), British merchant and politician * Joshua Vanneck (other) Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield, British merchant and politician Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield, British peer and politician ** Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet, British-Dutch merchant Peter Vanneck (1922–1999), British Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker, and politician William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield, (3 January 1883 – 20 November 1969) was a British Conservative Party politician, Governor of Victoria, and Administrator of Australia. He was the first Australian-born governor of ... (1883–1969), British politician, Governor of Victoria, and Administrator of Australia {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gerard Vanneck Sir Gerard William Vanneck, 2nd Baronet (12 September 1743''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812'' – 23 May 1791) was a British merchant and Member of Parliament. History 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 United Kingdom, Great Britain from the Netherlands in 1722. He was elected to the British House of Commons, House of Commons for Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency), 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. Vanneck died, unmarried, in May 1791 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield, Joshua, who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Huntingfield in 1796. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanneck, Gerard, 2nd Baronet 1743 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joshua Vanneck (other) Joshua Vanneck may refer to: * Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield (1745–1816), British merchant and politician * Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield (12 August 1778 – 10 August 1844) of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Huntingfield was the son of Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield, and Maria Thompson. ... (1778–1844), British peer and politician * Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet (1702–1777), British-Dutch merchant {{hndis, Vanneck, Joshua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield (31 December 1745 – 15 August 1816), known as Sir Joshua Vanneck, 3rd Baronet, from 1791 to 1796, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament. Huntingfield was the second son of the London merchant Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet, and Mary Anne Daubuz. The family was of Dutch origin. He was educated at Eton and then became a merchant in London like his father. In 1774 Alexander Fordyce was forced to sell his splendid estate in Roehampton to Joshua Vanneck. After 1777 Grove House, Roehampton was rebuilt by James Wyatt and Robert Adam. In 1790 he succeeded his elder brother as Member of Parliament for Dunwich, a seat he held until 1816, and in 1791 he also succeeded him as third Baronet, inheriting Heveningham Hall in Suffolk. In 1796 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall in the County of Suffolk. Lord Huntingfield married Maria Thompson, daughter of Andrew Thompson, in 1777. He died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield (12 August 1778 – 10 August 1844) of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Huntingfield was the son of Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield, and Maria Thompson. His paternal grandfather Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet, had emigrated from the Netherlands in 1722 and had become a prominent London merchant. In 1816 Huntingfield succeeded his father both as second Baron Huntingfield and as Tory Member of Parliament for Dunwich, a seat he held until 1819. The barony of Huntingfield was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. Lord Huntingfield married, firstly, Frances Catherine Arcedeckne, daughter of Chalenor Arcedeckne, in 1810. She died in 1815 and in 1817 he married, secondly, Lucy Anne Blois, daughter of Sir Charles Blois, 6th Baronet. He died in August 1844, aged 65, and was succeeded in his titles and estates by his son from his second marriage, Charles. Lad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet (1702 – 6 March 1777) was a British-Dutch merchant. Vanneck was born in The Hague, the son of Cornelius Van Neck. He emigrated to Britain in 1722 and became a successful London merchant. This enabled him to purchase the estate of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk. In 1751 he was created a Baronet, of Putney in the County of Surrey. Vanneck married Mary Anne Daubuz, Huguenot, daughter of Stephen Daubuz, in 1732. He died in March 1777 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Gerard. His second son Joshua jr was raised to the Irish peerage as Baron Huntingfield in 1796. References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. pastellists.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanneck, Joshua, 1st Baronet 1702 births 1777 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Businesspeople from The Hague Emigrants from the Dutch Republic Joshua Joshua ( ), al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Vanneck Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck (7 January 1922 – 2 August 1999) was a British Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician. He made notable contributions to Anglo-French relations as Lord Mayor of London and as a Member of the European Parliament. Early life Vanneck was born on 7 January 1922 in London, the youngest son of Lord Huntingfield and American-born Margaret Eleanor Crosby. He spent his early years in Australia during his father's tenure as Governor of Victoria in the 1930s. He attended Geelong Grammar School and was sent back to Britain to study at Stowe School, having won a scholarship. War service and Royal Navy career Vanneck joined the Royal Navy during World War II. He studied at the Royal Naval College as an officer cadet from 1 January 1940 to 1 September 1940, when he passed out as a midshipman. He served on during the operation to sink the '' Bismarck'', and on HMS ''Eskimo''. He commanded a LCA during se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]