Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard

The Lord Barnard
Member of the English Parliament
for County Durham
In office
October 1675 – February 1679
Serving with John Tempest
Preceded by
  • John Tempest Thomas Vane
Succeeded by
  • Sir Robert Eden, Bt
Member of the English Parliament
for Boroughbridge
In office
January 1689 – November 1690
Preceded by
  • Thomas Mauleverer
Succeeded by
  • Brian Stapylton
Personal details
Born
Christopher Vane

(1653-05-21)21 May 1653
Died28 October 1723(1723-10-28) (aged 70)
Shipbourne, Kent, England
RelationsSir Christopher Wray (grandfather)
Anne Vane (granddaughter)
William Vane, 2nd Viscount Vane (grandson)
ChildrenWilliam Vane, 1st Viscount Vane
Henry Vane
Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard
Parent(s)Henry Vane the Younger
Frances Wray

Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard (21 May 1653 – 28 October 1723), was an English peer. He served in Parliament for Durham after his brother, Thomas, died 4 days after being elected the MP for Durham. Then, again from January 1689 to November 1690 for Boroughbridge. He served in the Commons as a Whig collaborator during the passage of the Bill of Rights which his father, Sir Henry Vane the Younger, had fought for religious and civil liberty[1][2][3] before his beheading in 1662. He is known for his disputes with his heirs and for employing Peter Smart, father of the poet Christopher Smart, as a steward.

  1. ^ Forster, pp. 201–202.
  2. ^ King, pp. 189–190.
  3. ^ Willcock, p. 347.