John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Westmorland KG PC |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 1789–1794 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Buckingham |
| Succeeded by | The Earl FitzWilliam |
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In office 1798–1806 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister |
Hon. William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Chatham |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Sidmouth |
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In office 1807–1827 |
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George III George IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Duke of Portland Hon. Spencer Perceval The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | The Lord Holland |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Portland |
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| Born | 1 June 1759 |
| Died | 15 December 1841 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Sarah Child (1764–1793) (2) Jane Saunders (d. 1857) |
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland KG PC (1 June 1759 – 15 December 1841), styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who served in most of the cabinets of the period, primarily as Lord Privy Seal.
Westmorland was the son of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland, and Augusta, daughter of Lord Montague Bertie. He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father in 1774.
In 1789 Westmorland was appointed Joint Postmaster General by William Pitt the Younger and sworn of the Privy Council. Already the same year he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Pitt, a post he held until 1794. On 18 February 1793, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire. From 1795 to 1798 he was Master of the Horse under Pitt. The latter year Pitt made him Lord Privy Seal, a position he would hold under five prime Ministers (Pitt, Addington, Pitt again, Portland, Perceval and Liverpool) for the next 35 years, except between 1806 and 1807 when Lord Grenville was in office.
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