Henry Hamlyn-Fane

Henry Hamlyn-Fane
Member of Parliament for South Hampshire
In office 11 July 1865 – 11 November 1868 Serving with Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise, Bt
Preceded by	Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise, Bt/Hon. Ralph Dutton
Succeeded by	Hon. William Cowper/Lord Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Personal details
Born	Henry Fane (1817-09-05)5 September 1817 Fulbeck, Lincolnshire
Died	27 December 1868(1868-12-27) (aged 51) Sopley, Hampshire
Party	Conservative
Spouse	Susan Hester ​ (m. 1850)​
Children	6
Relatives	Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 3rd Baronet (father-in-law)
Residences	Clovelly Court Avon Tyrrell House
Profession	Soldier, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	4th Light Dragoons

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Edward Hamlyn-Fane (5 September 1817 – 27 December 1868), known as Henry Fane until 1861, was a British soldier and Conservative politician.

Background

Born Henry Fane, he was the eldest son of Reverend Edward Fane, son of Henry Fane, younger son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland. His mother was Maria, daughter of Walter Parry Hodges. In 1861 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hamlyn, which was that of his father-in-law (see below).

Military and political career

Hamlyn-Fane was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th Light Dragoons. In 1865 he was returned to Parliament for Hampshire South, a seat he held until November 1868.

Family

Hamlyn-Fane married Susan Hester, daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 3rd Baronet, in 1850, through which marriage Clovelly court, Clovelly, Devon, came into the Fane family. They had two sons and four daughters. Hamlyn-Fane died at his country seat, Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire, in December 1868, aged 51. His wife only survived him by a few months and died at Clovelly Court in May 1869, aged 45.

See also

• Earl of Westmorland

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Hamlyn-Fane