Anthony Fane, 16th Earl Of Westmorland
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Anthony David Francis Henry Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland (born 1 August 1951), styled Lord Burghersh until 1993 (and nicknamed Burghie), is a British peer and outdoorsman. He was a member of the
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from 1993 to 1999.


Early life

The eldest son of
David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland David Anthony Thomas Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland, (31 March 1924 – 8 September 1993), styled Lord Burghersh until 1948, was a British courtier, landowner and member of the House of Lords. Early life and military service The elder s ...
and his wife Barbara Jane, he was educated at
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and then in Spain.


Career

He was a director of Phillips the Auctioneers from 1994 until 2002 and then of
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until 2003. In that year he joined Piers Watson to found Watson Westmorland, an independent art appraisal firm. Westmorland is a
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, life president of the
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Sporting Club, and was a member of the Orbitex
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research expedition in 1990.


Personal life

In 1985, he married Caroline Fairey, by whom he has one daughter, Lady Daisy Caroline Fane (born 18 January 1989).''
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'', volume 3, 2003, p. 4134
The
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to the earldom is Sam Michael David Fane (born 1989), the son of the 16th Earl's brother Harry St. Clair Fane (1953–2023), better known as automotive themed content creator Seen Through Glass


References


External links


Profile at Watson Westmorland
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