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Vane (surname)
Vane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Before the 18th century it was not unusual for the name Vane also to be spelt Fane — See for example Sir Ralph Vane of Badsel Manor, executed at Tower Hill 1552 — and so it is not unusual for different modern sources to use different spellings for the same person prior to the 18th century. * Charles Vane (c.1680–1721), English pirate who preyed upon English and French shipping. * Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry (1852–1915), British Conservative politician * Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878–1949), Secretary of State for Air in the 1930s * Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard (1653–1723), English peer * Cristina Vane, country blues singer, guitarist, banjoist and songwriter * Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (1878–1959), socialite and philanthropist * Sir Francis Vane, Baronet, (1861–1934), founder of the Order of World Scou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fane (surname)
Fane is a surname.Before the 18th century, it was not unusual for the name Fane also to be spelt Vane—See for example Sir Ralph Fane of Badsel Manor, executed at Tower Hill 1552—and so it is not unusual for different modern sources to use different spellings for the same person prior to the 18th century. Notable people with the surname include * Charles Fane de Salis (1860–1942), Bishop of Taunton from 1911 to 1930 * Sir Charles George Fane (1837–1909), British Admiral * David Fane (born 1966), New Zealand actor * Sir Edmund Fane (1837–1900), English diplomat, minister plenipotentiary to Denmark * Elizabeth Fane (1510–1568), English writer and literary patron * Sir Francis Fane (Royalist) (1611–1681) of Fulbeck (c. , supported the Royalist cause During the English Civil War * Sir Francis Fane (dramatist) (died 1691) of Fulbeck, Restoration play write * Francis Fane (other) (1700–1759), Tory MP and attorney general to the Prince of Wales * Francis Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vane The Younger
Sir Henry Vane (baptised 26 March 161314 June 1662), often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, Henry Vane the Elder, was an English politician, statesman, and colonial governor. He was briefly present in North America, serving one term as the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and supported the creation of Roger Williams' Rhode Island Colony and Harvard College. A proponent of religious tolerance, as governor, he defended Anne HutchinsonMoore, p. 318 and her right to teach religious topics in her home which put him in direct conflict with the Puritan leaders in the Massachusetts Colony. He returned to England after losing re-election and eventually, Mrs. Hutchinson was banned from the colony. He was a leading Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and worked closely with Oliver Cromwell. He played no part in the execution of King Charles I, and refused to take oaths that expressed approval of the act. Vane se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary A
Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several Biblical characters. People *Pope Zachary (679–752), Pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752 * Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr and Roman Catholic saint *Zachary Abel (born 1980), American actor *Zachary Armstrong (born 1984), American artist *Zachary Aston-Reese (born 1994), American ice hockey player *Zachary Babington (1690–1745), High Sheriff of Staffordshire and barrister *Zak Bagans (born 1977), American television host, author, documentary filmmaker and paranormal investigator * Zachary James Baker, stage name Zacky Vengeance, rhythm guitarist for American rock band Avenged Sevenfold *Zachary Bayly (military officer) (1841–1916), South African colonial military commander *Zachary Bayly (planter) (1721–1769), planter and politician in Jamaica *Zachary Bell (born 1982), Canadian racing cyclist *Zachary Bennett (born 1980), Canadian actor and musician *Zach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fletcher-Vane, 1st Baron Inglewood
William Morgan Fletcher-Vane, 1st Baron Inglewood, TD (12 April 1909 – 22 June 1989), was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Inglewood was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. William Lyonel Vane, a descendant of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard. His uncle Henry de Vere Vane had succeeded as ninth Baron Barnard in 1891 on the death of his distant relative Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland and 8th Baron Barnard. Inglewood's mother was Lady Katherine Louisa Pakenham, daughter of William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford (hence Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, was his first cousin). On 9 April 1931, shortly before his 22nd birthday, he assumed by deed poll the additional surname of Fletcher, and subsequently inherited the estates of Hutton that were then in the possession of the Fletcher-Vane baronets under the control of trustees.Hutton in the Forest Guide Book, no date Inglewood was a distant cousin of the Fletcher-Vane baronets ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vane, 1st Duke Of Cleveland
William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, KG (27 July 1766 – 29 January 1842), styled Viscount Barnard until 1792 and known as The Earl of Darlington between 1792 and 1827 and as The Marquess of Cleveland between 1827 and 1833, was a British landowner, slave holder and politician. Background and education Styled Viscount Barnard from birth, he was the son of Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington, son of Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington and Lady Grace FitzRoy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, son of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. His mother was Margaret Lowther, daughter of Robert Lowther, Governor of Barbados, and sister of James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale. He was baptised at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace (with the names William Harry which he later changed to William Henry). He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Public life Barnard was Whig Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1788 to 1790 and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess Of Londonderry
Edward Charles Stewart Robert Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry, (18 November 1902 – 17 October 1955), styled Lord Stewart until 1915 and Viscount Castlereagh between 1915 and 1946, was a British peer and politician. Early life Born on 18 November 1902, into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family with its roots in Ulster and County Durham, he was the second child and only son of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and his wife, The Honourable Edith Helen Chaplin. King Edward VII stood sponsor at his christening in the Chapel Royal (St. James's Palace) on 16 December 1902, the other sponsors being his grandfather Lord Londonderry, Hon. Arthur Meade (later Earl of Clanwilliam), and the Duchess of Teck. He was educated at Eton College. In 1911, he was a page at the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. He was painted holding his grandfather's coronet by Philip de László. The portrait now hangs at Mount Stewart, County Down. He was known formally by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baron Inglewood
(William) Richard Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baron Inglewood (born 31 July 1951), usually called Richard Inglewood, is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Lord Inglewood is a non-affiliated member of the House of Lords, a barrister and a chartered surveyor. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004, and a junior minister in the UK government from 1995 to 1997. Political career At the 1983 general election, he stood as the Conservative candidate in the safe Labour constituency of Houghton and Washington, where he finished third with 24% of the votes. At the 1984 European Parliament election he stood unsuccessfully in the Durham constituency, then at the 1989 election he was elected as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Cumbria and Lancashire North. He lost his seat at the 1994 election, but in 1999 was elected for the new North West England constituency. He was the Conservative spokesman on Legal Affairs. He did not contest the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Sutton Vane
Mark Sutton Vane is an English architectural lighting designer. Sutton Vane was born in London, England, and studied architecture at the University of Westminster. He then started work at the Laserium in the London Planetarium. Here he used a visual synthesiser to perform laser light shows to music. He created new shows for musicians such as Kate Bush and Jean Michel Jarre. In 1989, Sutton Vane moved into architectural lighting design. He worked for two lighting design practices before starting Sutton Vane Associates in 1995, working on churches, cathedrals, retail environments, commercial projects, leisure attractions, events, offices and hotels around the world. Sutton Vane wrote the lighting strategy for the Park and Public Realm Aspects of the 2012 Olympics, and regeneration schemes in Portsmouth and Liverpool. The practice lit HMS Victory, National Museum of Ireland, National Museum of Saudi Arabia, “The First Emperor - China’s Terracotta Army” at the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Vane
Kathleen (Kitty) Airini Vane (née Mair; 22 January 1891 – 1965) was a New Zealand painter who specialised in watercolours and tempera landscape paintings. Her work is included in the collections of Whangārei Museum and Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Two portraits of Vane are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Biography Vane was born in Wainuiomata, the daughter of Gilbert Mair and Eleanor Katherine (née Sperry) Mair. She had an older brother, John Gilbert, who died in childhood. Her mother, a noted portrait artist, died when she was three years old and she was raised by a Scottish nurse. She attended a private school, Misses Bews' Ladies College in Mt Eden, Auckland and also studied art. In 1912 she travelled to London, England and studied at the Royal College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art. During World War I she served as a nurse aide in France. After the war she travelled and painted extensively, exhibiting in London, Paris and Malta. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Vane
Sir John Robert Vane (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004) was a British people, British pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatments for heart and blood vessel disease and introduction of ACE inhibitors. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 along with Sune K. Bergström, Sune Bergström and Bengt I. Samuelsson, Bengt Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances". Education and early life Born in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, John Vane was one of three children and grew up in suburban Birmingham. His father, Maurice Vane, was the son of Jewish Russian immigrants and his mother, Frances Vane, came from a Worcestershire farming family. He attended a local state school from age 5, before moving on to King Edward's School, Birmingham, King Edward's School in Edgbaston, Birmingham. An early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vane, 2nd Earl Of Darlington
Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington (1726 – 8 September 1792) was a British peer. Life He was the son of the 1st Earl of Darlington and educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a MA on 3 July 1749. He joined the Army as an Ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in 1745. He was subsequently promoted lieutenant and captain, and went to the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards as captain and lieutenant-colonel on 6 February 1750. He retired from the army in June 1758, having succeeded as 2nd Earl of Darlington on the death of his father. He was then appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Durham from 1758-death, Governor of Carlisle from 1763-death and Master of the Jewel Office from 1763 to 1782. From 1749 to 1753 he was Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Downton and from 1753 to 1758 for County Durham. He had a London home at Grosvenor Square. Having inherited Raby Castle, County Durham in 1758, Vane continued his father's work to convert the castle into a residentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vane, 1st Earl Of Darlington
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, PC (c. 1705 – 6 March 1758), known as Lord Barnard between 1753 and 1754, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1726 to 1753 when he succeeded to a peerage as Baron Barnard. Life Vane was the eldest son of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard of Raby Castle, Staindrop, county Durham, and his wife, Mary Randyll, daughter of Morgan Randyll of Chilworth, Surrey. His sister Anne Vane was a mistress to Frederick, Prince of Wales. He was educated privately. He married Lady Grace Fitzroy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland on 2 September 1725. Career Vane contested County Durham as a Whig on his family's interest at the 1722 British general election, but was unsuccessful. He was brought in by the ministry as Member of Parliament for Launceston at a by-election on 31 May 1726. At the 1727 British general election he planned to stand for county Durham, but stood down to avoid splitting the Whig vote, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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