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John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland (1686 - 1762)

Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/9134 Relevant locations: Title (royalty or holy order) Westmorland, Cumbria
 Relationships: Mary Cavendish (1700-1778) was a wife of John Fane
References in Documents:
MS Book of Benefactors (MacGregor, ed.)

The most celebrated Lord John, Earl of Westmorland, Steward of the fair University of Oxford, arranged for this exceptional gift of his wife's to be provided with a very elegant case made, with great craftsmanship, at his own expense.