Edward William Vernon Harcourt DL JP (26 June 1825 – 19 December 1891) was an English naturalist and Conservative politician.
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Personal life
Edward was born in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, the son of Matilda Mary Gooch and Rev. William Vernon Harcourt who was a scientist, and grandson of Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York. Edward's brother was the politician Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the Opposition.
He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1843.
In 1849, Harcourt married Lady Susan Harriet Holroyd (1829–1894), the daughter of George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield and Lady Harriet Lascelles. Together, they were the parents of:
Aubrey Harcourt (1852–1904), who died unmarried.
Edith Harcourt (1855–1944), who married Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea, in 1875.
Edward inherited Nuneham House and Park in 1871 and had a new Nuneham Courtenay parish church built in 1872–74.
