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Thomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland, styled The Honourable Thomas Fane from 1691 to 1699, was a British peer and member of the House of Lords. He was the third son of Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland and his wife Rachel Bence; as well as the younger brother of Vere Fane, and the older brother of John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland. As his older brother Vere died without issue in 1699, Thomas Fane inherited the Earldom of Westmorland, as well as his brother's further titles Baron Burghersh and Baron le Despencer.
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