Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (2 July 1825 – 11 June 1864), known until 1854 as Lord Adolphus Vane, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was the fourth child (and second son) of Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and his wife Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry.
In December 1852, he was elected at a by-election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Durham, but the election was overturned on petition the next year.
In 1854 he was elected unopposed to the House of Commons as MP for North Durham after the death of his father, filling the seat vacated by his elder brother George Vane-Tempest, Viscount Seaham, who succeeded to the peerage as Earl Vane. He held the seat until his death in 1864, aged 38.
According to Anne Isba, author and Victorian Studies scholar, Vane was "notoriously unstable" and was "described by Queen Victoria as having 'a natural tendency to madness.' Vane, who on one occasion violently attacked his wife and infant son, died four years later during a struggle with four keepers."
Ancestry
Ancestors of Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Colonel William Stewart, of Ballylawn | | | | | | | | | 8. Alexander Stewart, of Mount Stewart | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Frances Stewart | | | | | | | | | 4. Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. John Cowan | | | | | | | | | 9. Mary Cowan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Anne Stewart | | | | | | | | | 2. Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Sir John Pratt | | | | | | | | | 10. Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Elizabeth Wilson | | | | | | | | | 5. Lady Frances Pratt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Nicholas Jeffreys | | | | | | | | | 11. Elizabeth Jeffreys | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. George Vane | | | | | | | | | 12. Sir Henry Vane, 1st Baronet | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Anne Machon | | | | | | | | | 6. Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. John Tempest, MP | | | | | | | | | 13. Frances Tempest | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Frances Shuttleworth | | | | | | | | | 3. Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Alexander MacDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim | | | | | | | | | 14. Randal William MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Anne Plunkett | | | | | | | | | 7. Anne MacDonnell, 2nd Countess of Antrim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Hervey Morres, 1st Viscount Mountmorres | | | | | | | | | 15. The Hon. Letitia Morres | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Lady Letitia Ponsonby | | | | | | | |
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