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Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland KB DL (13 February 1645 – 29 December 1693), styled The Honourable Vere Fane from 1644 to 1661 and Sir Vere Fane from 1661 to 1691, was a British peer and Member of Parliament for Peterborough and twice for Kent.[4]
The Earl of Westmorland | |
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Member of Parliament for Peterborough | |
In office 22 March 1671 – 24 January 1679 | |
Monarch | Charles II |
Preceded by | Sir Humphrey Orme |
Succeeded by | The Lord FitzWilliam |
Member of Parliament for Kent | |
In office March 1679 – March 1681 | |
Monarch | Charles II |
Preceded by | Sir Thomas Peyton |
Succeeded by | Sir William Twysden |
In office 1689 – 18 September 1691 | |
Monarch | Charles II |
Preceded by | Sir William Twysden |
Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Roberts |
Lord Lieutenant of Kent | |
In office 1692–1693 | |
Monarchs | William III and Mary II |
Preceded by | The Viscount Sydney |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Sydney |
Personal details | |
Born | Vere Fane 13 February 1644 Lamport Hall, Lamport, Buckinghamshire |
Died | 29 December 1693 49) | (aged
Nationality | English |
Spouse | Rachel Bence (1671–1693) |
Children | 11, including: Vere Fane Thomas Fane John Fane Mildmay Fane |
Parent(s) | Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Grace Thornhurst |
Relatives | Charles Fane, 3rd Earl of Westmorland (brother) |
Awards | Knight of the Bath |
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Vere Fane was born on 13 February 1645 in Lamport Hall, Lamport, Buckinghamshire[3] as the second son of Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland and his wife Mary Vere; he was the younger half-brother of Charles Fane. As Charles died without issue in 1691, Vere inherited the Earldom of Westmorland. On 13 July 1671, Fane married Rachel Bence, daughter of John Bence and Judith Andrews, at Allhallows', London.[3] The couple had eleven children:
Fane died on 29 December 1693, probably from complications that arose from diabetes.[4] His oldest surviving son Vere inherited his father's earldom and further titles, but died without issue before reaching the age of 20.
As was common in his family[4] (his grandfather Francis, his father Mildmay and his older brother Charles had been Members of Parliament before they became earl; his sons John and Mildmay would do so as well[8][2]), Vere Fane served as a Member of Parliament. From 1671 to 1671, he was Member of Parliament for Peterborough;[2] the year his Kent office ended, he became Member of Parliament for Kent, an office which he held until 1681. From 1689 to 1691, he was again Member of Parliament for Kent. He was classed as a Whig, but it seems that he was not particularly active.[4] At the coronation of King Charles II on 23 April 1661, he was invested as a Knight of the Bath.[2]
After the death of his brother Charles, who had no issue, on 18 September 1691, Vere Fane inherited the Earldom of Westmorland as well as his brother's further titles Baron Burghersh and Lord le Despencer.
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