 He inherited the Briton Ferry estate in Glamorgan and Newick Park in Sussex in 1750 through his first wife and served as vice president of the Welch Charity.He inherited the family seat at Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire in 1780 on the death of his father.Bradwall Hall, near Sandbach, Cheshire, was also owned by the Barons Vernon until it was conveyed to John Latham (1761–1843), president of the Royal College of Physicians.