John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland

John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland (5 May 1728 – 25 April 1774) was an English earl. He succeeded his father the 8th Earl as Earl and as MP for Lyme Regis from 1762 (passing the latter to his younger brother Henry in 1772).

In 1764 Joshua Reynolds painted his full length portrait entitled Lord Burghersh. Reynolds was paid 100 guineas for the work which depicted the subject wearing blue, embroidered with gold, in a landscape with the family seat, Apethorpe Hall, in the background. In May 1903 the portrait was sold to Martin Colnaghi for 1,250 guineas.

His first wife was Augusta Bertie, daughter of Lord Montague Bertie, whom he married on 26 March 1758. They had three children:

His second wife was Susan Gordon, daughter of Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon and Lady Catherine Gordon. They married on 28 May 1767, and had three children:

His widow Susan remarried to Colonel John Woodford in 1778, and their issue included Alexander George Woodford.

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