Vere Benett-Stanford
Vere Fane Benett-Stanford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1840 |
| Died | 1894 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Elen Stanford |
| Parent(s) | Arthur Fane Anna Maria Benett |
Vere Fane Benett-Stanford (1840–1894) was an English politician.
Early life[edit]
Vere Fane Benett-Stanford was born Vere Fane in 1840, [1][2] in Tisbury, Wiltshire.[3] His father was Reverend Arthur Fane of the Fane family and his mother, Anna Maria Benett, the daughter of John Benett (1773–1852).[2] He grew up at the family country house of Pythouse near Tisbury, Wiltshire.[1][2] He took his maternal grandfather's name, becoming known as Vere Fane Benett.[2]
Career[edit]
He was a Major and later Colonel in the British Army.[2][4]
He served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury from 1873 to 1880.
Personal life[edit]
In October 1867, he married Elen Stanford, whose late father, William Stanford, had served as High Sheriff of Sussex in 1808.[1] He took his wife's name, becoming known as Vere Fane Benett-Stanford.[2] They resided at Preston Manor in Preston Village, Brighton.[1] He also lived at Adelaide Mansions in nearby Hove.[5]
Death[edit]
He died in May 1894, at Quinta Vigia, Funchal.[2][6] After his death, his wife Elen Stanford remarried in 1897.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Preston Manor and its Owners Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h Desmond Hawkins (ed.), The Grove Diaries: The Rise and Fall of an English Family, 1809-1925, University of Delaware Press, 1995, p. 216 [1]
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/vere-benett-stanford-24-nlp1p3
- ^ Bonhams
- ^ J.R.Somers Vine, The County companion,diary,statistical chronicle, and magisterial and official directory for 1884, p. 293 [2]
- ^ Marjorie Hoare (2004). The Quintas of Madeira: Windows into the past (1st ed.). Funchal: Francisco Ribeiro & Filhos, Lda. p. 250. ISBN 972-9177-38-4. Wikidata Q111901515.