John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland

General The Right Honourable The Earl of Westmorland
Armorial of John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland: Azure, three dexter gauntlets back affrontée or
Member of Parliament for Buckingham
In office March 1727 – 1728 Serving with William Heathcote Thomas Lewis George Chamberlayne
Monarch	George I George II
Preceded by	William Heathcote Richard Grenville
Succeeded by	George Chamberlayne Richard Grenville
Member of Parliament for Kent
In office September 1715 – 1722 Serving with William Delaune
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	Mildmay Fane
Succeeded by	Sir Edward Knatchbull Sir Thomas Twisden
Member of Parliament for Hythe
In office 1708–1711 Serving with John Boteler The Viscount Shannon
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	Sir Philip Boteler John Boteler
Succeeded by	John Boteler William Berners
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
In office 1759–1762
Preceded by	The Earl of Arran
Succeeded by	The Earl of Lichfield
Personal details
Born	John Fane (1685-03-24)24 March 1685
Died	26 August 1762(1762-08-26) (aged 77)
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Mary Cavendish
Children	None
Parents	Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland Rachel Bence
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1709–1761
Rank	General
Commands	John Fane's Regiment of Foot 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards His Majesty's Own Troop of Horse Guards
Battles/wars	Battle of Oudenarde Siege of Lille Battle of Malplaquet

John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland (24 March 1685 – 26 August 1762), styled The Honourable John Fane from 1691 to 1733 and Lord Catherlough from 1733 to 1736, was an English nobleman and soldier.

John Fane was the son of Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Rachel Bence. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1703, and entered as a fellow commoner at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1703/4. It is likely that his older brother Thomas influenced his decision to become Member of Parliament for Hythe in 1708, a position which he held until 1711. That same year, he joined the army and fought at Oudenarde and Lille. After the war, he returned to England with a letter for the Lord High Treasurer, Lord Godolphin, from the Duke of Marlborough, who wrote that "Fane behaved himself very well, so that I am desirous you would do him the honour of presenting him to the Queen. I like him much better than his brother [Westmorland]." A year later, however, he left for the continent again, this time as a Captain of horse in William Cardogan's regiment, and saw action at Malplaquet.

In 1709 and 1710, he was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Hythe, but he was forced to relinquish his seat in 1711 due to a petition by Tory candidates. He later became Member of Parliament for Kent from 1715 to 1722, and for Buckingham from 1727 to 1734. While originally a Whig, Fane changed sides and became a Tory during the reign of George II. He may also have been involved in Jacobite intrigues.