Edmund Fortescue (1560–1624) of Fallapit in the parish of East Allington, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.
Edmund Fortescue | |
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 Arms of Fortescue: Azure, a bend engrailed argent plain cotised or | |
| Member of Parliament for Old Sarum | |
| Assumed office 1593 | |
| Sheriff of Devon | |
| In office 1622–1623 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1560 |
| Died | 1624 |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Mary Champernown |
| Children | At least one son |
| Parent | John Fortescue (father) |
Origins
editHe was the eldest son and heir of John Fortescue (1525-1595)[1] of Fallapit (whose monumental brass survives in East Allington Church[2]) by his wife Honora Speccot, a daughter of Edmund Speccot (1499-1557)[3] of Speccot, in the parish of Merton, Devon, and succeeded his father in 1595.
Career
editHe was elected a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1593 and served as Sheriff of Devon for 1622–3.
Marriage and children
editHe married Mary Champernown, a daughter of Henry Champernown of Modbury in Devon, by whom he had at least one son.
Death and burial
editHe died in 1624 and was buried at East Allington, Devon.
References
edit- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.365, pedigree of Fortescue
- ^ Vivian, p.365 "MI"
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.706, pedigree of Speccot
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "FORTESCUE, Edmund (1560-1624), of East Allington, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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