Vane, Henry, 1st Earl of Darlington

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 MS 105
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: Vane, Henry, 1st Earl of Darlington
Date(s)	: c1736-1738
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Vane | Henry | 1705-1758 | 1st Earl of Darlington | politician
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Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Henry Vane was born about 1705. He was Member of Parliament for Launceston 1726-1727, St. Mawes 1727-1741, Ripon 1741-1747 and for County Durham 1747-1753. Vane was Vice Treasurer and Paymaster General from 1742-1744, a Lord of the Treasury 1749-1755 and Lord Lieutenant of County Durham 1753-1758. He succeeded his father in the Peerage as 3rd Baron Barnard on 27 April 1753. He was created Viscount Barnard of Barnards Castle and Earl of Darlington 3 April 1754. Vane died on 6 March 1758.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Accounts of Henry Vane's land estate from March 1736 to March 1737.

Access & Use

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English

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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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Allied Materials

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The British Library, London, holds letters to Andrew Stone and Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1746-1756 (Ref: Add MSS 32709-864).

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Date(s) of descriptions:
1999-09-28 Simon McKeon, 2000-01-06 Judith Etherton, 2000-05-25 Sarah Aitchison