Name Henry 1st Died March 6, 1758 | Role Baron Barnard Deposed date 1758 | |
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Children Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington Grandchildren William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland Great grandchildren Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland | ||
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington PC (c. 1705 – 6 March 1758) was an English peer, the son of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard.
Vane was Whig MP for Launceston from 1726 to 1727, St Mawes between 1727 and 1741 and Ripon between 1741 and 1747 and County Durham between 1747 and 1753.
He was Vice Treasurer and Paymaster General of Ireland between 1742 and 1744 and became a Privy Counsellor (Ireland) in 1742. From 1749 to 1755, he was a Lord of the Treasury, Lord Lieutenant of Durham between 1753 and 1758 and Joint Paymaster of the Forces between 1755 and 1756. In 1753, he became 3rd Baron Barnard on the death of his father and was created 1st Earl of Darlington and 1st Viscount Barnard a year later.
Family
On 2 September 1725, he married Lady Grace Fitzroy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland and they had seven children.
- Hon. Charles Vane
- Lady Harriet Vane, d. 1758
- Lady Mary Vane
- Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington, b. 1726, d. 8 Sep 1792
- Lady Anne Vane, a botanist, b. 25 Jun 1726, d. Sep 1776
- Hon. Frederick Vane, b. 26 Jun 1732
- Hon. Raby Vane, b. 2 Jan 1736, d. 23 Oct 1769