Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland

Anthony David Francis Henry Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland FRGS (born 1951), styled Lord Burghersh until 1993 (and nicknamed Burghie), is a British peer and outdoorsman.

The eldest son of David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Barbara Jane, he was educated at Eton College and then in Spain. In 1985, he married Caroline Fairey, by whom he has one daughter:[1]

  • Lady Daisy Caroline Fane (born 18 January 1989)

He was a director of Phillips the Auctioneers from 1994 until 2002 and then of Bonhams until 2003. In that year he joined Piers Watson to found Watson Westmorland, an independent art appraisal firm.[1]

Westmorland is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, life president of the St Moritz Sporting Club, and was a member of the Orbitex North Pole research expedition in 1990.[1]

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 Winter, Laura, ed. (2015). "Westmorland, Anthony David Francis Henry Fane 16 Earl of (E 1624)". Debrett's People of Today 2015. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
Peerage of England
Preceded by
David Fane		 Earl of Westmorland
1993–present		 Incumbent
Heir presumptive:
Hon. Harry Fane
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