Lieutenant-Colonel
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Henry Edward Hamlyn-Fane (5 September 1817 – 27 December 1868), known as Henry Fane until 1861, was a British soldier and
Conservative
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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
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland (March 1701 – 25 November 1771) was a British MP for Lyme Regis and a lord commissioner of trade. He was an ancestor of the writer George Orwell.
Biography
Thomas Fane was the second son of Henry Fane o ...
. 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
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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 Court is a privately owned country house in Clovelly, Devon. The house and adjacent stable block are Grade II listed buildings. The gardens and parts of the estate are open to the public.
History
The manor of Clovelly was for over 600 ye ...
,
Clovelly
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,
Devon
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, came into the Fane family. They had two sons and four daughters. Hamlyn-Fane died at his country seat,
Avon Tyrrell,
Hampshire
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, in December 1868, aged 51. His wife only survived him by a few months and died at Clovelly Court in May 1869, aged 45.
See also
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Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorl ...
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1817 births
1868 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1865–1868
Light Dragoons officers
Henry
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Royalty
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British Militia officers