Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington Great Britain Parliament for County Durham | |
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| In office 1747–1753 Serving with George Bowes | |
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| Born | c. 1705 |
| Died | 6 March 1758 |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Lady Grace Fitzroy |
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Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington,
House of Commons from 1726 to 1753 when he succeeded to a peerage as Baron Barnard
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Life
Vane was the eldest son of
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland on 2 September 1725.[2]
Career
Vane contested
Member of Parliament for Launceston at a by-election on 31 May 1726. At the 1727 British general election he planned to stand for county Durham, but stood down to avoid splitting the Whig vote, and the ministry found him another seat at St Mawes where he was returned as MP unopposed. He went into opposition, and attached himself to his wife's first cousin William Pulteney. He never spoke in the House, which was said to be because of 'a monstrous tongue which lolled out of his mouth'. He was returned again in a contest for St Mawes at the 1734 British general election, on the Boscawen interest, and, at the 1741 British general election, was returned unopposed as MP for Ripon
on the Aislabie interest.
After Walpole's fall in 1742, Pulteney procured for Vane a lucrative sinecure as
Viscount Barnard on 3 April 1754 and held the post of Joint Paymaster of the Forces between 1755 and 1756.[2]
Death and legacy
Vane died on 6 March 1758. He was succeeded in his titles by his son Henry.[2] With his wife Grace, he had seven children
- Lady Mary Vane[4]
- Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington, (1726 – 8 Sep 1792)[4]
- Lady Anne Vane, a botanist (25 June 1726 – 18 February 1776)[4][5]
- Hon. Frederick Vane, b. 26 June 1732[4]
- Hon. Charles Vane
- Hon. Raby Vane (2 January 1736 – 23 October 1769)[4]
- Lady Harriet Vane (27 January 1739 – January 1759)[4][6]
References
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.115, which omits appaumée, useful in differentiating from Fane arms; concerning appaumée Cussans (1898) states: "In blazoning a Hand, besides stating what position it occupies, and whether it be the dexter or sinister, and erased or couped, it must be mentioned whether it be clenched or appaumé". (Cussans, John, Handbook of Heraldry, 2nd Edition, London, 1868, p.47 [1], p.92)
- ^ a b c d "VANE, Hon. Henry (c.1705-58), of Raby Castle, co. Dur". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Matthew Kilburn, 'Vane, Anne (d. 1736)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 accessed 19 Feb 2017
- ^ a b c d e f "Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington". /ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Lady Anne Monson (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ The Register Book of Burials in the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. Volume IV. 1754-1812. 23 January 1759.
