Chichester Fortescue (1777–1826) Explained

Chichester Fortescue (12 August 1777 – 25 November 1826) briefly served as an Irish Member of Parliament.[1]

He was the son of Thomas Fortescue and father of The 1st Baron Clermont and The 1st Baron Carlingford and Harriet Angelina Fortescue.[2]

He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Hillsborough in January 1800 but lost his seat when the Parliament of Ireland was abolished by the Act of Union 1800.[3]

Notes and References

  1. , IRISH HOUSE OF COMMONS 1692-1800, Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
  2. http://www.fortescue.org/generations/b1113.html Lieu Col. Chichester FORTESCUE MP of Dromisken
  3. http://thepeerage.com/p20604.htm#i206031 Lt.-Col. Chichester Fortescue