John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland, served under the Duke of Marlborough, and was made in 1739 lieutenant-general of the British Armies.
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He entered the army in 1843 and served through the Punjab campaign of 1846; was made aide-de-camp to the governor-general in 1848, and distinguished himself at the Battle of Gujrat on 21 February 1849.
He claimed the earldom of Westmorland after the death of Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, in 1601, possibly with some justification; but his petition was not heard.
When the border between Massachusetts and the Province of New Hampshire was fixed (with Number 2 on the New Hampshire side), the town was regranted in 1752 by Governor Benning Wentworth as Westmoreland, named for John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland.
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Sir Henry Fane, MP (1650–1706) only son and heir of George Fane (1616-1663) and a grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland.
Henry Fane of Brympton (1669–1726), a great-grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland and father of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland.
General John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland GCB, GCH, PC (2 February 1784 – 16 October 1859), styled Lord Burghersh until 1841, was a British soldier, politician, diplomat and musician.