John Fortescue (MP)
The Honourable John William Fortescue (14 July 1819 – 25 September 1859) was a British Whig politician.
Background[]
Fortescue was the second son of Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue, and Lady Susan, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby. His paternal grandmother Hester Grenville was the daughter of George Grenville. Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and the Hon. Dudley Fortescue were his brothers.
Political career[]
Fortescue was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Barnstaple in 1847, a seat he held until 1852. He was also a Major and later Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the East Devon Militia from 1853 to 1856.[1]
Personal life[]
Fortescue died in September 1859, aged 40. He never married.
References[]
- ^ Col Henry Walrond, Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment), With a Notice of the 2nd and North Devon Militia Regiments, London: Longmans, 1897/Andesite Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-37617881-4, Apendix A, p. 410.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Fortescue
Categories:
- 1819 births
- 1859 deaths
- Younger sons of earls
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Barnstaple
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
- Fortescue family
- British Militia officers
- Devon Militia officers