John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard

Who is John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard?

Henry John Neville Vane, 11th Baron Barnard, TD, JP, DL is a British peer, the son of Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard.

Lord Barnard was educated at Eton College and the University of Durham, where he graduated with a Master of Science. He then joined the Royal Air Force and became a Flight Officer in 1945 and later a Lieutenant in the Northumberland Hussars, in 1948. From 1952 to 1961, Lord Barnard was a county councillor for County Durham and also, from 1956 to 1970, Deputy Lieutenant of Durham.

On 8 October 1952, he married Lady Davina Cecil, daughter of David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter. They had five children together and were divorced in 1992.

The five children are:

Hon. Caroline Mary Vane - has a daughter: Nicola Lauren Vane

Hon. Elizabeth Anne Vane - married Glyn M. Deacon in 1982, they have issue

Hon. Henry Francis Cecil Vane - has issue

Hon. Sophia Rosalind Vane - married Simon B. Phillips in 1986, they have issue

Hon. Louise Cicely Vane

In 1960, Lord Barnard was awarded the Territorial Decoration and became a Justice of the Peace for County Durham in 1961.