Francis Fane of Spettisbury
Francis Fane (5 December 1752– 10 November 1813) of Spettisbury, near Blandford, Dorset, was a British Member of Parliament.[1]
Life
Francis Fane was born on 5 December 1752, the third son of Henry Fane of Wormsley and his third wife Charlotte, daughter of Richard Luther of Miles, near Ongar in Essex. He was educated at Corpus Christi, Cambridge, graduating in 1768.[2]
He was Member of Parliament for the constituency of Lyme Regis from 11 June 1777 until 1780 and for Dorchester in the Parliaments of 1790, 1796, 1802, 1806.[1][3]
Family
Fane married Anne Cooke, who succeeded to her father's estates in Somerset and Dorset in 1777.[1] They had no children.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Bindoff 1982, p. 412
- ↑ "Fane, Francis (FN768F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Collins & Brydges 1812, p. 303
References
- Bindoff, Stanley T.; et al. (1982). The House of Commons: 1509 - 1558 ; 3, Members N - Z. Volume 4. Boydell & Brewer, 1982. ISBN 0-436-30420-1.
- Collins, Arthur; Brydges, Egerton (1812). Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical. 3. F. C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and son.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Fane Hon. Henry Fane |
Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis 1777–1780 With: Hon. Henry Fane |
Succeeded by David Robert Michel |
| Preceded by Hon. George Damer Hon. Cropley Ashley |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1791–1800 With: Hon. George Damer 1790–1791 Hon. Cropley Ashley 1791–1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1801–1807 With: Hon. Cropley Ashley |
Succeeded by Hon. Cropley Ashley Robert Williams |
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