Vere Fane Benett-Stanford

Vere Fane Benett-Stanford (1840–1894) was a British politician.

Early life Vere Fane Benett-Stanford was born Vere Fane in 1840, in Tisbury, Wiltshire. His father was Reverend Arthur Fane of the Fane family and his mother, Anna Maria Benett, the daughter of John Benett (1773–1852).

He served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury from 1873 to 1880.

Personal life In October 1867, he married Elen Stanford, whose late father, William Stanford, had served as High Sheriff of Sussex in 1808.

Death He died in May 1894, at Quinta Vigia, Funchal. After his death, his wife Elen Stanford remarried in 1897.