William Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland

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William Russell
Member of Parliament for Winchelsea
In office
1812–1815
Serving with Calverley Bewicke
Preceded bySir Oswald Mosley, Bt
Calverley Bewicke
Succeeded byHenry Brougham
Calverley Bewicke
Personal details
Born
William John Frederick Vane

(1792-04-03)3 April 1792
Died6 September 1864(1864-09-06) (aged 72)
Spouse
Lady Grace Caroline Lowther
(m. 1815)
RelationsHarry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton (grandfather)
Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (brother)
Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (brother)
Parent(s)William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
Lady Katherine Powlett
EducationBrasenose College, Oxford

William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland (3 April 1792 – 6 September 1864), styled The Hon. William Vane from 1792 to 1813, The Hon. William Powlett from 1813 to 1827 and Lord William Powlett from 1827 to 1864, was a British politician.

Early life

Vane was the second son of William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland and his first wife, Katherine, the second daughter and coheiress of Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton.[1]

Vane was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.[1]

Career

He was Member of Parliament for Winchelsea from 1812 to 1815, for County Durham from 1815 to 1831, for St Ives from 1846 to 1852, and for Ludlow from 1852 to 1857. On 3 July 1815 at St James's Church, Piccadilly, he married Lady Grace Caroline Lowther (1792–1883), the fifth daughter of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.[1][2]

After inheriting the estate of his maternal grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton in 1809, he changed his surname to Powlett, under the terms of her will, by Royal Licence in 1813. On inheriting the dukedom of Cleveland from his childless brother Henry in 1864, he resumed the surname of Vane.[1][3]

Personal life

On 3 July 1815, Vane married Lady Grace Caroline Lowther (d. 1883), a daughter of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.[1] Late in life, he lived at Harewood House, at Cheapside, in Berkshire.[4]

Like his elder brother Henry, William also died childless and his titles passed to their younger brother, Harry, who took the name of Powlett shortly after.[1]

References

  1. ^
    History of Parliament Online
    . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Winchelsea
1812–1815
With: Calverley Bewicke
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William Russell
1828–1831
Succeeded by
William Russell
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St Ives
1846–1852
Succeeded by
Robert Laffan
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ludlow
1852–1857
With: Robert Windsor Clive 1852–1854
Percy Egerton Herbert 1854–1857
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Duke of Cleveland
1864
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