Henry Fane (died 1596)
Henry Fane may refer to: *Henry Fane (died 1580), member of parliament (MP) for Winchelsea * Henry Fane (died 1596), MP for Hythe *Sir Henry Fane (died 1706) (c. 1650–1706), MP for Reading *Henry Fane of Brympton (1669–1726), English merchant *Henry Fane of Wormsley (1703–1777), British politician, MP for Lyme Regis *Henry Fane (1739–1802), British politician, MP for Lyme Regis * Henry Hamlyn-Fane (1817–1868), British soldier and politician, MP for Hampshire South *Sir Henry Fane (British Army officer) (1778–1840), general and MP for Lyme Regis, for Sandwich, and for Hastings *Henry Sutton Fane Hon. Henry Sutton Fane (13 January 1804 – May 1857) was an English politician in the 19th century. He was a Tory Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. So ...

Henry Fane (died 1580)
Henry Fane may refer to: *Henry Fane (died 1580), member of parliament (MP) for Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency), Winchelsea *Henry Fane (died 1596), MP for Hythe (UK Parliament constituency), Hythe *Sir Henry Fane (died 1706) (c. 1650–1706), MP for Reading *Henry Fane of Brympton (1669–1726), English merchant *Henry Fane of Wormsley (1703–1777), British politician, MP for Lyme Regis *Henry Fane (1739–1802), British politician, MP for Lyme Regis *Henry Hamlyn-Fane (1817–1868), British soldier and politician, MP for Hampshire South *Sir Henry Fane (British Army officer) (1778–1840), general and MP for Lyme Regis, for Sandwich, and for Hastings *Henry Sutton Fane, MP for Lyme Regis {{DEFAULTSORT:Fane, Henry ...
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Winchelsea (UK Parliament Constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act. History Boundaries Winchelsea was a Cinque Port, rather than a parliamentary borough, but the difference was purely a nominal one, and it was considered an egregious example of a rotten borough. The constituency consisted of the town and parish of Winchelsea, once a market town and port but by the 19th century much reduced in importance, a mile-and-a-half inland with its harbour destroyed. In 1831, the population of the constituency was estimated at 772, and the town contained 148 houses. History of corruption The right to vote was exercised by the freemen of the town, of whom by 1831 there were just 11, even though in theory the custom was that every son of a freeman and every freeholder in the town was entitled to his freedom. With so few voters, bribery was the rule rather than the e ...
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Henry Fane (died 1596)
Henry Fane may refer to: *Henry Fane (died 1580), member of parliament (MP) for Winchelsea * Henry Fane (died 1596), MP for Hythe *Sir Henry Fane (died 1706) (c. 1650–1706), MP for Reading *Henry Fane of Brympton (1669–1726), English merchant *Henry Fane of Wormsley (1703–1777), British politician, MP for Lyme Regis *Henry Fane (1739–1802), British politician, MP for Lyme Regis * Henry Hamlyn-Fane (1817–1868), British soldier and politician, MP for Hampshire South *Sir Henry Fane (British Army officer) (1778–1840), general and MP for Lyme Regis, for Sandwich, and for Hastings *Henry Sutton Fane Hon. Henry Sutton Fane (13 January 1804 – May 1857) was an English politician in the 19th century. He was a Tory Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. So ...

Hythe (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hythe was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency centred on the town of Hythe, Kent, Hythe in Kent. It returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member. The constituency was abolished for the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election, and replaced with the new Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency), Folkestone and Hythe constituency. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Folkestone and Hythe, the Urban District of Cheriton, and part of the Urban District of Sandgate. Members of Parliament 1366-1640 1640-1832 1832-1950 Election results Elections in the 1830s Townsend-Farquhar's death caused a by-election. * 204 Scot and Lot votes were placed for Fraser and Kelly, but these were rejected Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election. ...
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Henry Fane (died 1706)
Sir Henry Fane KB, JP (c. 1650 – buried Basildon 12 January 1706) was the only son and heir of George Fane (1616–1663) of Hatton Garden, by his wife Dorothy daughter and heir of James Horsey of Honnington, Warwickshire. His aunt, Rachel, Countess Dowager of Bath, purchased for him the estate of Basildon House in Berkshire in 1656 and secured him his KB (one of the 23) at the coronation of Charles II on 23 April 1661. He was confirmed in her Irish estates on his marriage in 1668, by which time she was also his guardian. These lands, the Bourchier estate, comprised the manors of Lough Gur and Glenogra in county Limerick and of Clare in county Armagh. Fane was returned as Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading in 1689, 1690 and 1695 (1689–1698). Other awards and posts included: *JP for Devon 1674–1687; JP for Berkshire 1675-87. *Captain in the Queens Regiment of Horse 1678–79; *Freeman of Wallingford 1685; *Freedom of Belfast 1686; *Deputy Ranger of Windsor ...
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Henry Fane Of Brympton
Henry Fane (1669–1726) of Brympton, Somerset was a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland. Henry was born in 1669 the fourth son of Francis Fane a noted Restoration dramatist, and Hannah, daughter of John Rushworth of the county of Essex. He was the second son to be named Henry and the second eldest to survive his father. Henry made a fortune through Bristol privateering and trade in West Africa and West Indies. He was Clark to the Society of Merchant Venturers of the City of Bristol from 1701 to 1726 when his son Thomas took over from him. Henry married Anne, sister and coheir of John Scrope of Wormsley, and granddaughter of the regicide Colonel Adrian Scrope who was hanged, drawn and quartered after the restoration as one of the regicides of Charles I. They had three sons reaching adulthood: *Francis. He became a commissioner for Trade and the Plantations, and a British Member of Parliament. He died in 1 ...
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Henry Fane Of Wormsley
Henry Fane (16 October 1703 – 31 May 1777), of Wormsley near Watlington, Oxfordshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1757 to 1777. Early life Fane was the third son of Henry Fane (1669–1726) of Brympton and Anne Scrope, sister of John Scrope of Wormsley. His grandfather was Francis Fane, a Restoration dramatist He was appointed one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury in 1742 and held the post until July 1764. In 1756 he was appointed a clerk of the Privy Council. Political career Fane followed a long line of Fanes as Members of Parliament for Lyme Regis, the family's pocket borough, inherited from John Scrope. At times this provided the Fanes with up to two MPs at the same time. Fane's two brothers Thomas and Francis represented Lyme Regis in Parliament. Following the death of Francis, Fane was returned unopposed as MP for Lyme Regis at a by-election on 13 June 1757. He was returned unopposed again at the 1761 general election. ...
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Henry Fane (1739–1802)
Henry Fane (4 May 1739 – 4 June 1802) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 30 years between 1772 and 1802. Early life Fane was the younger son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland, and his wife Elizabeth Swymmer, daughter of William Swymmer, a merchant of Bristol. He was a Clerk to HM Treasury from 7 December 1757 until 29 August 1763, but was described as "very idle and careless and spending much time in the country". Lincolnshire Archives Committee,  . Retrieved 9 May 2007. (53 pages), p. 19 Career Fane followed a long line of Fanes as Members of Parliament for Lyme Regis the family's pocket borough, inherited from John Scrope which at times provided the Fanes with up to two members of parliament at the same time. Lord Burghersh succeeded in the peerage in 1772 and was elevated to the House of Lords. Fane was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis at the resulting by-election on 27 January 1772. In June 1772, he was a ...
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Henry Hamlyn-Fane
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Edward Hamlyn-Fane (5 September 1817 – 27 December 1868), known as Henry Fane until 1861, was a British soldier and Conservative politician. Background Born Henry Fane, he was the eldest son of Reverend Edward Fane, son of Henry Fane, younger son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland. His mother was Maria, daughter of Walter Parry Hodges. In 1861 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hamlyn, which was that of his father-in-law (see below). Military and political career Hamlyn-Fane was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th Light Dragoons. In 1865 he was returned to Parliament for Hampshire South, a seat he held until November 1868. Family Hamlyn-Fane married Susan Hester, daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 3rd Baronet, in 1850, through which marriage Clovelly court, Clovelly, Devon, came into the Fane family. They had two sons and four daughters. Hamlyn-Fane died at his country seat, Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire, in December 1868, aged 5 ...
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Henry Fane (British Army Officer)
General Sir Henry Fane (26 November 177824 March 1840) commanded brigades under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington during several battles during the Peninsular War, and served both as a member of Parliament and Commander-in-Chief of India. Origins He was the eldest son of Hon. Henry Fane (d.1802), of Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire, younger son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland. Military career Fane joined the 6th Dragoon Guards as a cornet in 1792 and served as '' aide-de-camp'' to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, John Fane, before obtaining a Lieutenancy in the 55th Regiment of Foot. He was promoted to Captain-lieutenant in the 4th Dragoons in 1795; to Major the following year and to Lieutenant-colonel in 1797, subsequently serving throughout the rebellion that year. On 1January 1805, following his removal to the Lieutenant-colonency of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards, he was appointed ''aide-de-camp'' to King George III, which made him a Colonel in the army. ...
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