Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP (born Calvert; 8 December 1801 – 12 February 1894)[1] was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.

[3] Verney was meant to accompany Lord William Bentinck on his appointment as Governor-General of India, however during the journey was left ill in Rio de Janeiro, where he recovered, later hunting with natives in the Pampas and the Andes.

[6] His voyage home led him around Cape Horn on board a ship commanded by Sir Michael Seymour, and in 1829 he arrived in England again.

[3] Verney entered the British House of Commons in 1832, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham until 1841.

[11] His youngest son Frederick was a diplomat and politician and father of Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet.