Vere Benett-Stanford

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Vere Fane Benett-Stanford
Born1840
Died1894
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPolitician
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Elen Stanford
Parent(s)Arthur Fane
Anna Maria Benett

Vere Fane Benett-Stanford (1840–1894) was an English politician.

Early life[]

Vere Fane Benett-Stanford was born Vere Fane in 1840.[1][2] 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[]

He was a Major and later Colonel in the British Army.[2][3]

He served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury from 1873 to 1880.

Personal life[]

In October 1867, he married Elen Stanford, whose late father, , 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.[4]

Death[]

He died in 1894.[2] After his death, his wife Elen Stanford remarried in 1897.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Preston Manor and its Owners Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ Bonhams
  4. ^ J.R.Somers Vine, The County companion,diary,statistical chronicle, and magisterial and official directory for 1884, p. 293 [2]
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