Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard
Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard (21 May 1653 – 28 October 1723), was an English peer. He served in Parliament for Durham after his brother, Thomas, died 4 days after being elected the MP for Durham. Then, again from January 1689 to November 1690 for Boroughbridge. He served in the Commons as a Whig collaborator during the passage of the Bill of Rights which his father, Sir Henry Vane the Younger, had fought for religious and civil liberty before his beheading in 1662. He is known for his disputes with his heirs and for employing Peter Smart, father of the poet Christopher Smart, as a steward.
The Right Honourable The Lord Barnard PC | |
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| Member of the English Parliament for County Durham | |
| In office October 1675 – February 1679 | |
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| Member of the English Parliament for Boroughbridge | |
| In office January 1689 – November 1690 Serving with Sir Henry Goodricke, 2nd Baronet | |
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| Born | Christopher Vane 21 May 1653 |
| Died | 28 October 1723 (aged 70) Shipbourne, Kent, England |
| Relations | Sir Christopher Wray (grandfather) Anne Vane (granddaughter) William Vane, 2nd Viscount Vane (grandson) |
| Children | William Vane, 1st Viscount Vane Henry Vane Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard |
| Parent(s) | Henry Vane the Younger Frances Wray |
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