William Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland
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.
Vane was the 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. 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. Also dying childless a few months later, his titles passed to his younger brother, Harry, who took the name of Powlett shortly after. Late in life, he lived at Harewood House, at Cheapside, in Berkshire.
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord William Powlett
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt Calverley Bewicke |
Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1812–1815 With: Calverley Bewicke |
Succeeded by Henry Brougham Calverley Bewicke |
| Preceded by Viscount Barnard John George Lambton |
Member of Parliament for County Durham 1815–1831 With: John George Lambton 1815–1828 William Russell 1828–1831 |
Succeeded by Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt William Russell |
| Preceded by William Tyringham Praed |
Member of Parliament for St Ives 1846–1852 |
Succeeded by Robert Laffan |
| Preceded by Henry Salwey Henry Bayley Clive |
Member of Parliament for Ludlow 1852–1857 With: Robert Windsor Clive 1852–1854 Percy Egerton Herbert 1854–1857 |
Succeeded by Beriah Botfield Percy Egerton Herbert |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Vane |
Duke of Cleveland 1864 |
Succeeded by Harry Vane |