John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland

The Earl of Westmorland
full length portrait, oil-on-canvas
Lord Westmorland in the parliamentary robes of an earl, by Thomas Lawrence c. 1806.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
1789–1794
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Marquess of Buckingham
Succeeded byThe Earl FitzWilliam
Lord Privy Seal
In office
14 February 1798 – 5 February 1806
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterPitt, Addington
Preceded byThe Earl of Chatham
Succeeded byThe Viscount Sidmouth
In office
25 March 1807 – 30 April 1827
MonarchsGeorge III, George IV
Prime MinisterPortland, Perceval, Liverpool
Preceded byThe Lord Holland
Succeeded byThe Duke of Portland
Personal details
Born(1759-06-01)1 June 1759
Died15 December 1841(1841-12-15) (aged 82)
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Spouses
  • (m. 1782; died 1793)
  • Jane Saunders
    (m. 1800)
Children10
Parents

John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, KG, PC (1 June 1759 – 15 December 1841), styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who served in most of the cabinets of the period, primarily as Lord Privy Seal ultimately spending 33 years in office.