Francis Fane of Brympton
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Francis Fane KC of Brympton
, nr. Yeovil, Somerset, and later Wormsley, Oxfordshire was a commissioner for trade and the Plantations, and a British Member of Parliament.
, he graduated in 1715, attended the Middle Temple
, and was called to the bar in 1721. As the eldest son he succeed to the estate of his father, Henry Fane
, in 1726. The next year he became a King's Counsellor
and a Middle Temple bencher
.
in Somersetshire in his first parliament, that which first sat for on business, 27 January 1728 (N.S.). He also represented the same seat in the parliament summoned to meet, 13 June 1734; and in that summoned to meet, 25 June 1741, for Petersfield
; Between 13 May 1729 and her death in 1737 he was also Solicitor-General
to Queen Caroline
, and between 1739 and 1751 he was chairman of the ways and means committee.
On 1746 being constituted one of the commissioners for the Board of Trade and the Plantations
, he was re-elected on a new writ to Parliament. In the parliament, which sat first on business, 12 November 1747, he was chosen for Ilchester
. He inherited some estates from his maternal uncle John Scrope
in 1752. He resigned his place as a commissioner of Trade and the Plantations, in April 1756.
He died member for Lyme Regis
, 28 May 1757, aged fifty-nine, was buried at Lewknor
in Oxfordshire.
a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
. His younger brother Thomas
inherited Earldom of Westmorland
on the death of the 7th earl in 1762.
Brympton d'Evercy
Brympton d'Evercy is a manor house near Yeovil in the county of Somerset, England. It has been described as the most beautiful house in England, in a country of architecturally pleasing country houses; whatever the truth of that statement, in 1927 the British magazine Country Life published a set...
, nr. Yeovil, Somerset, and later Wormsley, Oxfordshire was a commissioner for trade and the Plantations, and a British Member of Parliament.
Early life
Francis Fane was educated at King's College, CambridgeKing's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, he graduated in 1715, attended the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
, and was called to the bar in 1721. As the eldest son he succeed to the estate of his father, Henry Fane
Henry Fane of Brympton
Henry Fane of Brympton, Somerset was a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland....
, in 1726. The next year he became a King's Counsellor
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
and a Middle Temple bencher
Bencher
A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court in England and Wales. Benchers hold office for life once elected. A bencher can be elected while still a barrister , in recognition of the contribution that the barrister has made to the life of the Inn or to the law...
.
Later life
Fane was appointed standing council to the Board of Trade and Plantations in 1725, a position he held until 1746. He sat in several parliaments for more than one constituency. He represented TauntonTaunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
in Somersetshire in his first parliament, that which first sat for on business, 27 January 1728 (N.S.). He also represented the same seat in the parliament summoned to meet, 13 June 1734; and in that summoned to meet, 25 June 1741, for Petersfield
Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election....
; Between 13 May 1729 and her death in 1737 he was also Solicitor-General
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
to Queen Caroline
Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain.Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state...
, and between 1739 and 1751 he was chairman of the ways and means committee.
On 1746 being constituted one of the commissioners for the Board of Trade and the Plantations
Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
, he was re-elected on a new writ to Parliament. In the parliament, which sat first on business, 12 November 1747, he was chosen for Ilchester
Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832...
. He inherited some estates from his maternal uncle John Scrope
John Scrope
John Scrope was a British lawyer and politician.He was the son of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant, the third son and ultimate heir of Colonel Adrian Scrope of Wormsley in Oxfordshire, hung drawn and quartered after the restoration as one of the regicides of Charles I.Scrope was educated at the...
in 1752. He resigned his place as a commissioner of Trade and the Plantations, in April 1756.
He died member for Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.-1295-1629:...
, 28 May 1757, aged fifty-nine, was buried at Lewknor
Lewknor
Lewknor is a village and civil parish south of Thame in Oxfordshire. The civil parish includes the village of Postcombe.-Iron Age and Roman periods:...
in Oxfordshire.
Family
Francis Fane, was the eldest son of Henry FaneHenry Fane of Brympton
Henry Fane of Brympton, Somerset was a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland....
a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, KB head of the Fane family, of Mereworth in Kent, and then of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire, was first a Member of Parliament and then an English peer...
. His younger brother Thomas
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland
Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland , MP for Lyme Regis and a lord commissioner of trade. Thomas Fane was the second son of Henry Fane of Brympton d'Evercy in Somerset and Anne sister and coheir of John Scrope, children of Thomas Scrope, a Bristol merchant. Anne was a granddaughter of Colonel...
inherited Earldom of Westmorland
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. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
on the death of the 7th earl in 1762.