John Fane (1751–1824)
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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.
(a younger brother of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
). His mother was Charlotte, daughter of Richard Luther, of Miles near Ongar in Essex.
in 1790, 1796, 1802, 1806, 1807, 1812, 1818, and 1820. He was created D.C.L. Oxford 28 June 1797. Appointed Major of the Oxfordshire Militia on 4 June 1803, but not so in 1807, and Lieutenant Colonel Commandant 2nd Oxfordshire (Local) Militia 24 April 1809.
Fane was a Tory independent who supported the government Ministers when they did things he perceived to be in the national interest, but was opposed to government patronage grants and pensions to its own supporters, and he never sought or obtained, a place or pension for himself or his family. He managed his estates prudently, and did not spend money on vices or foreign travel and except when called to London by his Parliamentary duties, stayed his own country-seat amongst his tenantry. He was upright, and inflexibly impartial when exercising his magisterial duties at the Assizes and the Sessions.
, in 1773. He died in February 1824, aged 73. His wife survived him by five years and died in June 1829. His eldest son John inherited his estates.
Children:
Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxfordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 this was increased to three...
in eight successive Parliaments. He was also a magistrate and president of the Oxfordshire Agricultural Society.
Background
Fane was the son of Henry FaneHenry Fane of Wormsley
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.-Biography:...
(a younger brother of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland , MP for Lyme Regis and a lord commissioner of trade. Thomas Fane was the second son of Henry Fane of Brympton d'Evercy in Somerset and Anne sister and coheir of John Scrope, children of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant. Anne was a granddaughter of Colonel...
). His mother was Charlotte, daughter of Richard Luther, of Miles near Ongar in Essex.
Political career
Fane was returned to Parliament for OxfordshireOxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxfordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 this was increased to three...
in 1790, 1796, 1802, 1806, 1807, 1812, 1818, and 1820. He was created D.C.L. Oxford 28 June 1797. Appointed Major of the Oxfordshire Militia on 4 June 1803, but not so in 1807, and Lieutenant Colonel Commandant 2nd Oxfordshire (Local) Militia 24 April 1809.
Fane was a Tory independent who supported the government Ministers when they did things he perceived to be in the national interest, but was opposed to government patronage grants and pensions to its own supporters, and he never sought or obtained, a place or pension for himself or his family. He managed his estates prudently, and did not spend money on vices or foreign travel and except when called to London by his Parliamentary duties, stayed his own country-seat amongst his tenantry. He was upright, and inflexibly impartial when exercising his magisterial duties at the Assizes and the Sessions.
Family
Fane married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of MacclesfieldThomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield
Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield FRS , styled Viscount Parker between 1732 and 1764, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, in 1773. He died in February 1824, aged 73. His wife survived him by five years and died in June 1829. His eldest son John inherited his estates.
Children:
- Elizabeth Sarah
- Charlotte
- Georgiana (d. 15 June 1864)
- Augusta
- John FaneJohn Fane (1775–1850)John Fane was a British Tory politician.-Background:A member of the Fane family headed by the Earl of Westmorland, Fane was the son of John Fane, of Wormsley, Oxfordshire, and Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield.-Political career:Fane succeeded his father as Member...
(9 July 1775 – 4 October 1850) - Rear-Admiral Francis William FaneFrancis William FaneRear-Admiral Francis William Fane son of John Fane was a British Royal Navy officer of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who served in several engagements while commissioned on the frigate HMS Terpsichore, including the blockade of Alexandria...
(1778–1844)