Vere Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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English Earl
Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1893
Date of Death: 12-May-1948
Profession: horse trainer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Vere Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland
- Lieutenant-Commander Vere Anthony Francis Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland (25 March 1893 – 12 May 1948), styled Lord Burghersh until 1922, was a British peer. Styled Lord Burghersh from birth, he was the eldest son of Anthony Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland, by Lady Sybil Mary, daughter of Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn.
- He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and was present at the Battle of Jutland aboard The Lion, Lord Beatty's flagship.
- Noted as a "sporting peer", he succeeded his father in the earldom in 1922, when he began his association with horse racing.
- Having always been a keen rider to hounds he now raced as an amateur both on the flat and under National Hunt rules.
- He also owned and trained race horses, having a particularly successful season in 1923 when he trained 23 winners.
- In 1924 Royal Chancellor won him the Scottish Grand National. Having visited America to study business methods he began a business career in 1929 and was elected to the boards of two energy companies.
- He retired from training in 1931 but continued his sporting interests, which included hunting, boxing, shooting and in his later years golf: he was also on the board of Arsenal Football Club. Lord Westmorland married the Honourable Diana, daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, and widow of Arthur Capel, in 1923.
- They had two sons, of whom the elder, David, succeeded him; the younger son was the author Julian Fane.
- Lord Westmorland died at his home near Badminton, Gloucestershire, on 12 May 1948, aged 55, after an illness of some three months.
- He was described in his obituary as being "of handsome appearance and impressive deportment".
- The Countess of Westmorland died in December 1983, aged 90.
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