| Constituency mp | South Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Parliament | UK |
| Term start | 11 July 1865 |
| Term end | 11 November 1868 |
| Alongside | Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise, Bt |
| Predecessor | Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise, Bt/Hon. Ralph Dutton |
| Successor | Hon. William Cowper/Lord Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu |
| Birth name | Henry Fane |
| Birth date | 5 September 1817 |
| Birth place | Fulbeck, Lincolnshire |
| Death date | 27 December 1868 (aged 51) |
| Death place | Sopley, Hampshire |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Susan Hester (m. 1850) |
| Relatives | Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 3rd Baronet (father-in-law) |
| Profession | Soldier, politician |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 4th Light Dragoons |
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Edward Hamlyn-Fane (5 September 1817 – 27 December 1868), known as Henry Fane until 1861, was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Background
Born Henry Fane, he was the eldest son of Reverend Edward Fane, son of Henry Fane, younger son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland. His mother was Maria, daughter of Walter Parry Hodges. In 1861 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hamlyn, which was that of his father-in-law (see below).
Military and political career
Hamlyn-Fane was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th Light Dragoons. In 1865 he was returned to Parliament for Hampshire South, a seat he held until November 1868.
Family
Hamlyn-Fane married Susan Hester, daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 3rd Baronet, in 1850, through which marriage Clovelly court, Clovelly, Devon, came into the Fane family. They had two sons and four daughters. Hamlyn-Fane died at his country seat, Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire, in December 1868, aged 51. His wife only survived him by a few months and died at Clovelly Court in May 1869, aged 45.