Family and Education
b. 13 Feb. 1783, 1st s. of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue, by Hester, da. of George Grenville of Wotton, Bucks. educ. Eton 1793; Brasenose, Oxf. 1800. m. (1) 4 July 1817, Lady Susan Ryder (d. 30 July 1827), da. of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, 3s.; (2) 26 July 1841, Elizabeth, da. of Piers Geale of Clonsilla, co. Dublin, wid. of Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Bt., s.p. summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Fortescue 1 Mar. 1839; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl Fortescue 16 June 1841; KG 12 July 1856.
Offices Held
Ensign 9 Ft. 1808.
PC 1 Mar. 1839; ld. lt. [I] Apr. 1839 – Sept. 1841; ld. steward of Household July 1846 – Mar. 1850.
Ld. lt. Devon 1839 – d.; high steward, Barnstaple and South Molton.
Col. E. Devon militia 1816.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Castle Hill, nr. Barnstaple, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
FORTESCUE, Hugh (1783-1861)
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