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Leicester Viney Vernon (1798 – 14 April 1860) was a British Conservative Party politician from Berkshire. He was originally Leicester Viney Smith. Elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham in Kent a , after the result of the 1852 general election in the constituency were overturned on petition. Vernon's by-election victory was itself the subject of a petition, which he did not defend, but the petition was subsequently withdrawn. From his uncle Robert Vernon he inherited Ardington House, in Ardington, Berkshire.