Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington

Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington

Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington (1726 – 8 September 1792) was a British peer, the son of the 1st Earl of Darlington.

He married Margaret Lowther, a daughter of Robert Lowther, the Governor of Barbados, on 19 March 1757 in London. They had three children:

*Lady Grace Vane (b. & d. 1757), died in infancy.
*Lady Elizabeth Vane (1759–1765), died younger.
*William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland (1766–1842)

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated with a MA on 3 July 1749. From 1749 to 1753 he was Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Downton and for County Durham from 1753 to 1758.

Henry died in 1792 at Raby Castle and was buried there.


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