John Fane (9 July 1775 – 4 October 1850),UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [ 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.
Political career Fane succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in 1824, a seat he held until 1831. He also served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1835.
An anti-Catholic, he generally supported the Tory line.
Family Fane married Elizabeth, daughter of William Lowndes-Stone-Norton, in 1801.London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 They had several children, including his heir John Fane, Reverend Frederick Adrian Scrope Fane (1810–1894) and George Augustus Scrope Fane (1817–1860).UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current He died in October 1850. His wife survived him by 15 years and died in November 1865.England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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Darryl Lundy's thePeerage.com page