Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
The Earl of Westmorland | |
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| Member of Parliament for Peterborough | |
| In office 1621–1624 Serving with Walter FitzWilliam | |
| Monarch | James I |
| Preceded by | Edward Wymarke Sir William Walter |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Fane Laurence Whitaker |
| In office 1626–1629 | |
| Monarch | Charles I |
| Preceded by | Laurence Whitaker Sir Christopher Hatton |
| Succeeded by | None (parliament suspended until 1640) |
| Member of Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1625–1625 Serving with Sir Albert Moreton | |
| Monarch | Charles I |
| Preceded by | Sir Nicholas Tufton Sir Edwin Sandys |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Hales Sir Edward Scot |
| Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire | |
| In office 1660–1666 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | None (English Interregnum) |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Exeter The Earl of Peterborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mildmay Fane 24 January 1602 Mereworth, Kent, England |
| Died | 12 February 1666 (aged 64) |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Thornhurst (1620–36) Mary Vere (1638–66) |
| Children | With Grace Thornhurst Charles Fane, 3rd Earl of Westmorland With Mary Vere Lady Mary Fane Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland Rachael Fane Catherine Fane Susan Fane Elizabeth Fane |
| Parent(s) | Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland Mary Mildmay |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician, writer |
| Awards | Knight of the Bath |
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland KB (24 January 1602 – 12 February 1666), styled Lord le Despenser between 1624 and 1628, was an English nobleman, politician and writer.