Anthony Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Mildmay Julian Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland CBE, JP (16 August 1859 – 9 June 1922), styled Lord Burghersh between 1860 and 1891, was a British peer.
Background and education
Fane was born at Curzon House, 8 South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, the second and youngest son of Francis Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Adelaide Ida, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe.[1] He was baptised at Apethorpe, Northampton.[2] He was educated at Eton.[1] He was fond of cricket, and although not in the Eleven whilst at Eton, he occasionally played for Northamptonshire under his title Lord Burghersh.[3] On 3 August 1891 he succeeded his father in the earldom.[1]
Military career
Lord Westmorland became a Major in 1902, whilst serving with the Northamptonshire Regiment. He accompanied the 3rd Battalion of the Regiment to South Africa in April 1902, when they were posted there for the last stages of the Second Boer War.[4] He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the regiment from 1907 to 1914, and in 1911 he was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to King George V. He fought in the First World War as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lancashire Fusiliers, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1919. He was also Justice of the Peace for Northamptonshire.[1]
Family
On 28 May 1892, Lord Westmorland married his first wife Lady Sybil Mary St.Clair-Erskine, the daughter of Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn and Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy. The wedding took place at St. Michael's in Chester Square, Belgravia, London.[2] The countess was renowned for her beauty, and was connected with the group known as The Souls. She died on 21 July 1910 aged 39.
The couple had the following children:
- Lieutenant-Commander Vere Anthony Francis St.Clair Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland (15 March 1893 – 12 May 1948).
- Lady Enid Victoria Rachel Fane (24 April 1894 – 9 September 1969), maternal grandmother to Neil McCorquodale, husband of Lady Sarah Spencer (the elder sister of the late Diana, Princess of Wales).
- Major the Hon. Mountjoy John Charles Wedderburn Fane (8 October 1900 – 9 October 1963)
- Lady (Violet) Gloria Sybil Fane (11 April 1902 – ?)
Due to financial difficulties he sold the family seat, Apethorpe Hall, in 1904. It had been in his family for 300 years.
After the death of his first wife, Lord Westmorland married Catherine Louise Geale on 22 April 1916.[1] The wedding took place at Herne Bay in Kent. Catherine was the daughter of Reverend John Samuel Geale, and later a supporter of the British Fascists.[5]
He died in Hove, Sussex on 9 June 1922, and was buried there on 14 June.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 thepeerage.com Lt.-Col. Anthony Mildmay Julian Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland
- 1 2 University of Hull, Directory of Royal Genealogical Data: Anthony Mildmay Julian Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland
- ↑ Wisden Obituaries 1922: Westmorland, 13th Earl of
- ↑ "The War - The Reinforcements". The Times (36737). London. 9 April 1902. p. 6.
- ↑ Hoare, Philip (4 July 2014). "Ivor Novello and Noël Coward's flirtation with fascism". Guardian.
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Francis William Henry Fane |
Earl of Westmorland 1891–1922 |
Succeeded by Vere Anthony Francis St Clair Fane |