Lord Barnard Vanity Fair 15 December 1898

Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard FSA, JP, Hon. DCL (10 May 1854 – 28 December 1918) was a British peer and Senior

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Education

He was born, on 10 May 1854, as the son of Sir Henry Morgan Vane at

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. In his youth he was educated at

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. Following in the family tradition, he went up to the

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in about 1873, reading for a BA at

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and attaining the degree in 1876. After three years of training he became a

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being called to the

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by the

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; although it is unlikely he ever practised as a barrister.

Marriage and children

On 28 June 1881, he married Lady Catharine Sarah Cecil, daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Exeter, at St Thomas Marylebone, and had three living sons, one of them predeceasing him. He also served in the Northamptonshire Militia between 1876 and 1884. His

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was his second son, Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard MC who served in the

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being wounded in action and decorated in

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. Lord Barnard's first son, the Hon. Henry Cecil Vane, was badly wounded in France and subsequently died from his wounds.

Civil Service career

Although the son of a minor member of the

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, Lord Barnard did not expect to inherit

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as he was not directly in the line of succession. Therefore, he pursued a career in the civil service at the

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between 1881 and 1891. He was promoted to the

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to the

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in 1885 and served in that post until 1890.

Elevation to the peerage

In 1891 the 4th Duke of Cleveland died, leaving the line of succession to the

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dom unclear. The case was decided in 1892 when the

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of the

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held him to be the 9th Baron Barnard and inheritor of the vast estates of Raby although he did not inherit the title of

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which became extinct. Lord Barnard therefore left the Charity Commission to concentrate on the management of the estate. Contemporary sources describe him in this role as:

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the hearts of all by his unaffected kindliness and consideration, and by the interest he evinced in everything that concerned the welfare of his estates and neighbours.

Masonic career

Lord Barnard's masonic career commenced in 1874 when he was initiated into

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No. 357 while studying at the University of Oxford. When in London he became a member of Lodge of Friendship No. 6, where one of the members was John Fawcett who was

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of Durham at the time. His association with the Province of Durham commenced during 1892 when he joined Rose of Raby Lodge No. 1650 at

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. This was the village nearest to his Raby Castle home. Two years later he was installed as master. Subsequent masonic accolades followed when in 1895 he was appointed Provincial Senior Grand Warden for the Province of Durham and in the same year appointed Junior Grand Warden of the

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. He joined Lambton Lodge No.375 and was installed as Master shortly afterwards. He became a member and Past Master of the distinguished Royal Alpha Lodge No.16 into which

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was initiated. On the death of Hedworth Williamson during 1900, Lord Barnard was appointed

of Durham. His legal training and business skills vastly improved the organisation of

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in north east England, with membership increasing from 3,330 to 9,000 during his tenure. Two lodges, Lord Barnard Lodge No. 2935 at

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(consecrated during 1902) and Vane Lodge No.3110 at

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(consecrated in 1905) were named in his honour.

Honours and accolades

Lord Barnard held the honorary position of

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4th (Special Reserve) Battalion

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, the Chairman of the Tees Fishery Board and was a governor of

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. He was a member of

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and the

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. As with the fashion of the time, he kept two houses, his provincial home being Raby Castle,

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and a residence for the London season at 20

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, SW. He was also awarded the honorary degree of

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(DCL) from the

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in September 1901.

Death

In November 1917, following the death of his first son in France, Lady Barnard fell ill and died on 16 March 1918. Lord Barnard died shortly thereafter on 28 December 1918, his funeral was held New Year's Eve. A masonic memorial service was held at

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, at which the

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stated:

esucceeded by inheritance to a great position upon which it had not been possible for him with complete certainty to reckon. He accepted it in the simple spirit of duty and made best use of it while life and health were his, for the good of his fellow citizens.

References

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