John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland

General The Right Honourable The Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland, by Thomas Ady
Member of Parliament for Buckingham
In office March 1727 – 1728 Serving with William Heathcote Thomas Lewis George Chamberlayne
Monarchs	George I George II
Preceded by	William Heathcote Richard Grenville
Succeeded by	George Chamberlayne Richard Grenville
Member of Parliament for Kent
In office September 1715 – 1722 Serving with William Delaune
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	Mildmay Fane
Succeeded by	Sir Edward Knatchbull Sir Thomas Twisden
Member of Parliament for Hythe
In office 1708–1711 Serving with John Boteler The Viscount Shannon
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	Sir Philip Boteler John Boteler
Succeeded by	John Boteler William Berners
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
In office 1759–1762
Preceded by	The Earl of Arran
Succeeded by	The Earl of Lichfield
Personal details
Born	John Fane (1685-03-24)24 March 1685
Died	26 August 1762(1762-08-26) (aged 77)
Nationality	English
Spouse	Mary Cavendish
Parent(s)	Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland Rachel Bence
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1709–1761
Rank	General
Commands	John Fane's Regiment of Foot 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards His Majesty's Own Troop of Horse Guards
Battles/wars	Battle of Oudenarde Siege of Lille Battle of Malplaquet
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John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland (24 March 1685 – 26 August 1762), styled The Honourable John Fane from 1691 to 1733 and Lord Catherlough from 1733 to 1736, of Mereworth Castle in Kent, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in three separate stretches between 1708 and 1734.