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John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland (5 May 1728 – 25 April 1774), known as Lord Burghersh until 1771, was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
The Earl of Westmorland | |
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![]() Sir John Fane, 1764 | |
Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis | |
In office 1762–1772 | |
Preceded by | Henry Fane Thomas Fane |
Succeeded by | Henry Fane Hon. Henry Fane |
Personal details | |
Born | John Fane 5 May 1728 |
Died | 25 April 1774 45) | (aged
Spouse(s) | Lady Augusta Bertie Lady Susan Gordon |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland Elizabeth Swymmer |
Education | Westminster School |
He was the eldest son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland of Wormsley Park, Buckinghamshire, and Elizabeth Swymmer (the daughter of Bristol sugar merchant William Swymmer). His younger brother was Henry Fane, MP.
His father was the second son of Henry Fane of Brympton d'Evercy and Anne Scrope (sister and co-heiress of John Scrope). In 1757 his father succeeded his uncle Francis to their father's Brympton estate and, in 1762, inherited the title of Earl of Westmoreland from John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland, his father's cousin.
Fane was educated at Westminster School from 1739 to 1745.
He succeeded his father as MP for Lyme Regis from 1762 (passing the seat on to his brother Henry in 1771).
In 1771 he inherited the titles and estates of his father and took his seat in the House of Lords.
His first wife was Augusta Bertie, granddaughter of Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, whom he married on 26 March 1758. They had three children:
His second wife was Susan Gordon, daughter of Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon and Lady Catherine Gordon. They married on 28 May 1767, and had three children:
His widow Susan remarried to Col. John Woodford in 1778, at St Marylebone Parish Church, London [2] and their issue included Alexander George Woodford.
In 1764 Joshua Reynolds painted his full-length portrait entitled Lord Burghersh. Reynolds was paid 100 guineas for the work which depicted the subject wearing blue, embroidered with gold, in a landscape with the family seat, Apethorpe Hall, in the background. In May 1903 the portrait was sold to Martin Colnaghi for 1,250 guineas.[3]
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