VANE, William, 1st Visct. Vane [I] (c.1680-1734), of Fairlawn, Kent.

Vane was first returned under Anne for Durham, where his family possessed large estates. After this he remained out of Parliament until 1727 when, having succeeded to his father’s Kent estates and unsuccessfully attempted to secure the Whig nomination for that county, he found himself a seat at Steyning,Thos. Robinson to Geo. Bowes, 20 July 1727, Add. 40748, f. 35. voting consistently against the Government. Defeated at Steyning in 1734, he was returned as an opposition Whig for Kent, dying of apoplexy a few days later, 20 May 1734.