Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue

Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (12 March 1753 – 16 June 1841) was a British peer, created Earl Fortescue in 1789.

Heraldic achievement of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue, showing arms of Fortescue impaling Grenville, c.1800, Possibly from a bookplate: Baron: Azure, a bend engrailled argent plain cottised or; Femme: Vert, on a cross argent five torteaux. The Latin motto of Fortescue is shown beneath: Forte Scutum Salus Ducum ("A Strong Shield is the Salvation of Leaders")[1]

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris from 1784 to 1785.[2]

Origins

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He was the son of Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Baron Fortescue, younger half-brother of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Clinton.

Residences

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Earl Fortescue's residences were as follows:

Marriage and progeny

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Lord Fortescue married Hester Grenville (1767–1847), daughter of the Prime Minister George Grenville, on 10 May 1782. They had nine children:

References

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  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 461
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  3. ^ Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
  4. ^ Axe, Matthew, Chapman, Lesley & Miller, Sharon. The Lost Houses of Eggesford, Eggesford, 1995, pp. 18–21
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Beaumaris
1784–1785
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Devon
1788–1839
Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
The Duke of Bedford
Vice-Admiral of Devon
1831–1839
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation Earl Fortescue
1789–1841
Succeeded by
Preceded by Baron Fortescue
(descended by acceleration)

1785–1839