William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland (3 April 1792 – 6 September 1864), styled The Hon. William Vane from 1792 to 1813, The Hon. William Powlett from 1813 to 1827 and Lord William Powlett from 1827 to 1864, was a British politician.
Early life
Vane was the second son of William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland and his first wife, Katherine, the second daughter and coheiress of Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton.
Vane was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Career
He was Member of Parliament for Winchelsea from 1812 to 1815, for County Durham from 1815 to 1831, for St Ives from 1846 to 1852, and for Ludlow from 1852 to 1857. On 3 July 1815 at St James's Church, Piccadilly, he married Lady Grace Caroline Lowther (1792–1883), the fifth daughter of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.
After inheriting the estate of his maternal grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton in 1809, he changed his surname to Powlett, under the terms of her will, by Royal Licence in 1813. On inheriting the dukedom of Cleveland from his childless brother Henry in 1864, he resumed the surname of Vane.
Personal life
On 3 July 1815, Vane married Lady Grace Caroline Lowther (d. 1883), a daughter of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale. Late in life, he lived at Harewood House, at Cheapside, in Berkshire.
Like his elder brother Henry, William also died childless and his titles passed to their younger brother, Harry, who took the name of Powlett shortly after.
References
- ^ "VANE (afterwards POWLETT), Hon. William John Frederick (1792–1864), of Langton Grange, co. Dur. and Somerby, Leics". historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- Thorne, R. G. (1986). The House of Commons. Boydell & Brewer. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-436-52101-0. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- Bryant, Chris (7 September 2017). Entitled: A Critical History of the British Aristocracy. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-2551-1.
- Williams, Gareth (2021). The Country Houses of Shropshire. Boydell & Brewer. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-78327-539-7.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord William Powlett
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Oswald Mosley, Bt Calverley Bewicke |
Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1812–1815 With: Calverley Bewicke |
Succeeded byHenry Brougham Calverley Bewicke |
| Preceded byViscount Barnard John Lambton |
Member of Parliament for County Durham 1815–1831 With: John Lambton 1815–1828 William Russell 1828–1831 |
Succeeded bySir Hedworth Williamson, Bt William Russell |
| Preceded byWilliam Tyringham Praed | Member of Parliament for St Ives 1846–1852 |
Succeeded byRobert Laffan |
| Preceded byHenry Salwey Henry Bayley Clive |
Member of Parliament for Ludlow 1852–1857 With: Robert Windsor Clive 1852–1854 Percy Egerton Herbert 1854–1857 |
Succeeded byBeriah Botfield Percy Egerton Herbert |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byHenry Vane | Duke of Cleveland 1864 |
Succeeded byHarry Vane |
- 1792 births
- 1864 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for St Ives
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- UK MPs 1818–1820
- UK MPs 1820–1826
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Shropshire
- Vane family
- Dukes of Cleveland
- People from Sunninghill
- Barons Barnard
- Younger sons of dukes