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.

Early life

He was the only son, and heir, of the former Frances Tempest and the Rev. Sir Henry Vane, 1st Baronet (1728–1794), the

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of Durham. A descendant of Sir Henry Vane the Elder through his second son, Sir George Vane, his paternal grandparents were George Vane of Long Newton and Anne Machon (a daughter of William Machon).E. M. Swinhoe, editor, ''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 93rd edition'' (

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, 1933), page 2378. His maternal grandparents were Frances ( Shuttleworth) Tempest and John Tempest Sr., MP for City of Durham.

Career

Vane was Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Durham from 1794 to 1800, replacing his uncle John Tempest, Jr., 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.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14'' (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes,

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, 2000), volume VIII, page 502. He accepted the

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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. 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

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' painting "''Hambletonian Rubbing Down''", which is preserved at

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Personal life

On 25 April 1799 by special licence, Vane-Tempest married Anne MacDonnell, 2nd Countess of Antrim at her mother's house in Hanover Square. She was the eldest daughter of Randal William MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim and Hon. Letitia ( Morres) Trevor (widow of Hon. Arthur Trevor and daughter of the 1st Viscount Mountmorres). His wife had inherited her father's peerages upon his death in 1791 under the special remainder of 1785, becoming ''

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'' Countess of Antrim and Viscountess Dunluce while the marquisate of Antrim became extinct. Together, they had one child: * Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest (1800–1865), who married Lord Charles William Stewart, the second son of

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and, the first son by his second wife, Frances Pratt, in 1819. Sir Henry died on 1 August 1813 and was buried at Long Newton. 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 his daughter 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

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. Sir Henry's widow married on 27 June 1817, by special licence, Edmund Phelps, who took the name of McDonnell by Royal licence on 27 June 1817.

Descendants

Through his only daughter, Lady Frances, he was posthumously a grandfather of

George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry, KP (26 April 1821 – 6 November 1884), styled Viscount Seaham between 1823 and 1854 and known as The Earl Vane between 1854 and 1872, was a British aristocrat, busi ...

, Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane (wife of

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), Lady Alexandrina Octavia Maria Vane (godchild of Czar

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; she married

Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington Henry John Reuben Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington (5 September 1822 – 1 March 1889) was an Irish peer. Early life Henry was born on 5 September 1822 as the eldest son of Hon. Henry Dawson-Damer, a Captain in the Royal Navy, and the f ...

Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (2 July 1825 – 11 June 1864), known until 1854 as Lord Adolphus Vane, was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the fourth child (and second ...

, and Lady Adelaide Emelina Caroline Vane (who eloped with her brother's tutor, Rev. Frederick Henry Law).

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