Henry Fane of Wormsley
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Henry Fane of Wormsley nr. Watlington, Oxfordshire
, was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament.
, a Restoration dramatist, and son of Henry Fane
(1669–1726) of Brympton and Anne, sister and coheir of John Scrope
of Wormsley.
Henry Fane, was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury from 1742 until July 1764, and one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council
from 1756 until 1764, and a commissioner for the duties on salt.
In 1757, on the death of his brother Francis
, Henry was elected for Lyme Regis
; was re-elected 1774, and died 31 May 1777.
. She died in 1739, at twenty-three, and was buried in Westminster Abbey
. They had a daughter, Charlotte, who married Sir William St. Quintin of Harpham in Yorkshire, 15 May 1758. She died on 17 April 1762, and is buried at Harpham.
Fane married for the second time on 20 May 1742. He married Anne Wynne, daughter of Dr. John Wynne
, late bishop of Bath and Wells
, with whom he had one daughter, Mary, who on 27 November 1765, married Sir Thomas Stapleton, of Grey's-court in Oxfordshire, Bart, and was mother of Lord le Despencer.
Fane married his third wife, Charlotte Luther, in September 1748. She was the daughter of Richard Luther, of Miles near Ongar in Essex, Esq. who died 18 April 1758, and was buried at Lewknor
. They had a daughter who died an infant and four sons:
Watlington, Oxfordshire
Watlington is a market town and civil parish about south of Thame in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Christmas Common and Greenfield, both of which are in the Chiltern Hills. The M40 motorway is from Watlington.-History:...
, was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament.
Biography
Henry Fane was the grandson of Francis FaneFrancis Fane (dramatist)
Sir Francis Fane, of Fulbeck, in the county of Lincoln, K.B. was a writer of stage plays and poems and a courtier in the Restoration court of Charles II of England.-Biography:...
, a Restoration dramatist, and son of Henry Fane
Henry Fane of Brympton
Henry Fane of Brympton, Somerset was a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland....
(1669–1726) of Brympton and Anne, sister and coheir of John Scrope
John Scrope
John Scrope was a British lawyer and politician.He was the son of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant, the third son and ultimate heir of Colonel Adrian Scrope of Wormsley in Oxfordshire, hung drawn and quartered after the restoration as one of the regicides of Charles I.Scrope was educated at the...
of Wormsley.
Henry Fane, was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury from 1742 until July 1764, and one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council
Clerk of the Privy Council (United Kingdom)
The Clerk of the Privy Council is a civil servant in the government of the United Kingdom. He or she is the most senior civil servant in the Privy Council Office....
from 1756 until 1764, and a commissioner for the duties on salt.
In 1757, on the death of his brother Francis
Francis Fane of Brympton
Francis Fane KC of Brympton, nr. Yeovil, Somerset, and later Wormsley, Oxfordshire was a commissioner for trade and the Plantations, and a British Member of Parliament.-Early life:...
, Henry was elected for Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.-1295-1629:...
; was re-elected 1774, and died 31 May 1777.
Family
On 17 July 1735, Henry Fane married Charlotte Rowe, only daughter of Nicholas Rowe, Esq. the Poet LaureatePoet Laureate of the United Kingdom
The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the Poet Laureate, is the Poet Laureate appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Prime Minister...
. She died in 1739, at twenty-three, and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
. They had a daughter, Charlotte, who married Sir William St. Quintin of Harpham in Yorkshire, 15 May 1758. She died on 17 April 1762, and is buried at Harpham.
Fane married for the second time on 20 May 1742. He married Anne Wynne, daughter of Dr. John Wynne
John Wynne
John Wynne was Bishop of St Asaph and of Bath and Wells , having previously been Principal of Jesus College, Oxford .-Life:...
, late bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in...
, with whom he had one daughter, Mary, who on 27 November 1765, married Sir Thomas Stapleton, of Grey's-court in Oxfordshire, Bart, and was mother of Lord le Despencer.
Fane married his third wife, Charlotte Luther, in September 1748. She was the daughter of Richard Luther, of Miles near Ongar in Essex, Esq. who died 18 April 1758, and was buried at Lewknor
Lewknor
Lewknor is a village and civil parish south of Thame in Oxfordshire. The civil parish includes the village of Postcombe.-Iron Age and Roman periods:...
. They had a daughter who died an infant and four sons:
- Henry, died 4 January 1759, aged eight years, and is buried at Lewknor;
- JohnJohn Fane (1751–1824)John Fane was a British Tory politician who represented Oxfordshire in eight successive Parliaments. He was also a magistrate and president of the Oxfordshire Agricultural Society.-Background:...
(1751–1824), a member of parliament for Oxfordshire; - FrancisFrancis Fane of SpettisburyFrancis Fane of Spettisbury, near Blandford, Dorset, was a British Member of Parliament.-Life:Francis Fane was born on 5 December 1752, the third son of Henry Fane of Wormsley and his third wife Charlotte, daughter of Richard Luther of Miles, near Ongar in Essex. He was educated at Corpus Christi,...
(1752–1813), a member of parliament for Dorchester; - Richard, died 28 March 1759, buried at Lewknor.