William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland (3 April 1792 – 6 September 1864), styled The Hon. William Vane from 1792 to 1813, The Hon. William Powlett from 1813 to 1827 and Lord William Powlett from 1827 to 1864, was a British politician.

Vane was the son of William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland

William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland

William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, KG was a British peer.He was born in 1766, the son of the 2nd Earl of Darlington, and was baptised at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace...

 and his first wife, Katherine, the second daughter and coheiress of Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton

Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton

Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC was a British nobleman and naval officer.He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry. Educated at Winchester , he joined the Royal Navy, becoming a lieutenant aboard Shrewsbury on 4 March 1740...

. He was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Winchelsea

Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1812 to 1815, for County Durham

County Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1815 to 1831, for St Ives

St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1846 to 1852, and for Ludlow

Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1852 to 1857. On 3 July 1815, he married Lady Grace Caroline Lowther (1792–1883), the fifth daughter of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale

William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale

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After inheriting the estate of his maternal grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton in 1809, he changed his surname to Powlett, under the terms of her will, by Royal Licence in 1813. On inheriting the dukedom of Cleveland

Duke of Cleveland

Duke of Cleveland is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedoms were named after Cleveland in northern England....

 from his childless brother Henry

Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland

General Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, KG was a British peer, politician and army officer.Born The Honourable Henry Vane, he was the eldest son of William Vane, Viscount Barnard and his first wife, Katherine, the second daughter of Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton...

 in 1864, he resumed the surname of Vane. Also dying childless a few months later, his titles passed to his younger brother, Harry

Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland

Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland KG , born Harry George Vane and known as Lord Harry George Vane from 1827 to 1864, was an English Whig statesman. He was the third son of William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington, who would later be created Duke of Cleveland...

, who took the name of Powlett shortly after.

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