John_Fane_(1775–1850)

John Fane (1775–1850)

John Fane (1775–1850)

British Tory politician

John Fane (9 July 1775 – 4 October 1850),[1] of Wormsley nr. Watlington, Oxfordshire, 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.[2]

Political career

Fane succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in 1824, a seat he held until 1831.[3] He also served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1835.

An anti-Catholic, he generally supported the Tory line.[4]

Family

Fane married Elizabeth, daughter of William Lowndes-Stone-Norton, in 1801.[5] They had several children, including his heir John Fane, Reverend Frederick Adrian Scrope Fane (1810–1894) and George Augustus Scrope Fane (1817–1860).[6] He died in October 1850. His wife survived him by 15 years and died in November 1865.[2][7]

References

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    UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [
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    "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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    "The House of Commons Constituencies Beginning with "O"". Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    Aspinall, Arthur, ed. (1962). The Later Correspondence of George Iii. CUP Archive. pp. 39, footnote 7.
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    London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936
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    UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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    England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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