Francis Fane of Spettisbury
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Francis Fane of Spettisbury, near Blandford, Dorset, was a British Member of Parliament.
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. 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.
Life
Francis Fane was born on 5 December 1752, the third son of Henry Fane of WormsleyHenry Fane of Wormsley
Henry Fane of Wormsley nr. Watlington, Oxfordshire, was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament.-Biography:...
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. He was member of parliament for the constituency of 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:...
from 11 June 1777 until 1780 and for Dorchester
Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member....
in the parliaments of 1790, 1796, 1802, 1806.