The Vane, later Vane-Tempest Baronetcy, of Long Newton in the County of Durham, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 13 July 1782 for Reverend Henry Vane. He was a descendant of Sir Henry Vane the Elder

Henry Vane the Elder

Sir Henry Vane, the elder was an English politician and secretary of state.-Origins and education:Vane was born on 18 February 1589, the eldest son of Henry Vane or Fane of Hadlow, Kent, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Roger Twysden of East Peckham, Kent...

, also the ancestor of the Dukes of Cleveland

Baron Barnard

Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1698 for Sir Christopher Vane, who had previously served as a Member of Parliament for County Durham and Boroughbridge. Vane was the son of Sir Henry Vane the Younger and grandson of...

. Vane married Frances (née Tempest). He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He succeeded to the substantial Tempest estates on the death of his maternal uncle, John Tempest, and assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Tempest in accordance with his uncle's will. Vane-Tempest represented both the city and county

County Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

Durham or County Durham was a county constituency in northern England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1675 until 1832.- History :...

 of Durham in Parliament and was a well-known sportsman. He married Anne MacDonnell, 2nd Countess of Antrim. They had one child Lady Frances Anne

Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry

Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry was a wealthy English heiress and noblewoman. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet and the second wife of Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry...

, who married Lord Charles Stewart, later 3rd Marquess of Londonderry

Marquess of Londonderry

Marquess of Londonderry is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry. He had earlier represented County Down in the Irish House of Commons. Stewart had already been created Baron Londonderry in 1789, Viscount Castlereagh in 1795 and Earl...

, who assumed the surname of Vane in lieu of his patronymic. Vane-Tempest died in 1813 when the baronetcy became extinct.

Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet, was the great-great-grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

 through his daughter Lady Frances Anne, mother of Lady Frances Vane, wife of John Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and grandmother of Churchill.

Vane, later Vane-Tempest Baronets, of Long Newton (1782)

• Sir Henry Vane, 1st Baronet (c. 1725-1794)
• Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet (d. 1813)