Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet (25 January 1771 – 1 August 1813) was a British politician. In early life his name was Henry Vane. He changed his name to Vane-Tempest when he inherited from his uncle John Tempest, Jr. in 1793.

Life

He was the son and heir of Reverend

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and his wife, Frances, daughter of

John Tempest, Sr. John Tempest (23 April 1710 – 17 May 1776) of Sherburn and Wynyard, County Durham was a landowner and Member of Parliament. He was born into the Old Durham branch of the Tempest family, the son of John Tempest (1679–1737) and Jane Wharton ( ...

Vane was

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(MP) for the City of Durham from 1794 to 1800, replacing his uncle

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, who died in a riding accident in 1793. Vane inherited the Tempest estates in County Durham (notably Wynyard and Brancepeth) upon condition he adopt the name and arms of Tempest. He therefore changed his surname to Vane-Tempest. He accepted the Chiltern Hundreds in 1800 before returning to Parliament as representative for the

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from 1807 until his death from apoplexy in 1813. He was appointed

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in 1805. Vane-Tempest inherited his father's baronetcy in 1794. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Durham volunteer cavalry in early 1797. He is buried at

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. Vane-Tempest was a renowned sportsman of his day, owning the celebrated racehorse '' Hambletonian''. In a match with Mr. Cookson's ''Diamond'' over the Beacon Course at Newmarket in 1799, Hambletonian won by a neck, Sir Henry having wagered 3,000 guineas on the outcome. The aftermath is the subject of George Stubbs' painting "''Hambletonian Rubbing Down''", which is preserved at

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Family

On 25 April 1799, Vane-Tempest married Anne MacDonnell, 2nd Countess of Antrim and they had one child, Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest (1800–1865). On Vane-Tempest's death without a male heir in 1813, the baronetcy became extinct. The surname Vane, however, was preserved as he had stipulated in his last will and testament that Frances Anne must keep her surname and her future husband must adopt hers in lieu of his own in order to inherit the extensive landholdings. This provision was complied with when Frances Anne married Lord Charles William Stewart in 1819. Charles William Stewart became Charles William Vane and the name Vane ultimately passed into the family of the Marquesses of Londonderry.

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