John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
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Personal details | |
Born | 1 June 1759 |
Died | 15 December 1841 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory |
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Children | 10 |
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John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland,
Background
Westmorland was the son of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland, and Lady Augusta, daughter of Lord Montague Bertie. He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father in 1774.[1]
Political career
In 1789 Westmorland was appointed
Westmorland raised a Northamptonshire volunteer cavalry regiment in 1797, and was appointed its colonel on 20 April 1797.[4] He was later Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1828 and 1841.[1] He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1793.[5]
Family
Lord Westmorland married
The Earl and Countess of Westmorland had one son and four daughters:
- John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland (3 February 1784 – 16 October 1859),[6] who succeeded his father.
- Lady Sarah Sophia Fane (4 March 1785 – 26 January 1867) who married in 1804 George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey and became heiress to the Child fortune.
- Lady Augusta Fane (1786–1871), who married firstly in 1804 (divorced 1809) Lord Boringdon, later Earl of Morley (by whom she was the mother of Henry Villiers Parker), and in 1809 Arthur Paget (1771–1840), a younger brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.
- Lady Maria Fane (1787–1834) who in 1805 married Viscount Duncannon, later 4th Earl of Bessborough; their sixth son Spencer Ponsonby-Fane inherited Brympton d'Evercy from his half-aunt Lady Georgiana.
- Lady Charlotte Fane (1793–1822), died unmarried.
The Countess of Westmorland died relatively young in 1793, aged only 29, from undisclosed causes. Lord Westmorland married secondly Jane, daughter of Richard Huck-Saunders, in 1800.[1] After some years of marriage, they later separated and she lived at Brympton d'Evercy. [citation needed] By his second wife, he had three sons and two daughters, of whom only the eldest child Lady Georgiana Fane outlived both parents and inherited the Brympton estate.
- Lady Cecily Jane Georgiana Fane (25 January 1801 – 1875), died unmarried, leaving Brympton d'Evercy to her nephew Spencer Ponsonby-Fane
- Hon. Charles Saunders John Fane (1802–1810)
- Hon. Col. Henry Sutton Fane (1804–1857), died unmarried.
- Hon. Montagu Augustus Villiers Fane (1805–1857), died unmarried.
- Lady Evelina Fane (1807–1808)
Lord Westmorland died in December 1841, aged 82, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son from his first marriage, John. The Countess of Westmorland died in March 1857.[1]
Arms
References
- ^ a b c d e f g thepeerage.com John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
- ^ "No. 13140". The London Gazette. 13 October 1789. p. 653.
- ^ "No. 13708". The London Gazette. 27 September 1794. p. 987.
- ^ "No. 14012". The London Gazette. 23 May 1797. p. 472.
- ^ "No. 13537". The London Gazette. 11 June 1793. p. 490.
- ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 9 March 1784.