Edmund Fortescue (died 1624) explained

Edmund Fortescue
Birth Date:1560
Death Date:1624
Office:Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
Term Start:1593
Office1:Sheriff of Devon
Term Start1:1622
Term End1:1623
Nationality:English
Spouse:Mary Champernown
Children:At least one son
Parents:John Fortescue (father)

Edmund Fortescue (1560–1624) of Fallapit in the parish of East Allington, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.

Origins

He 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

He was elected a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1593 and served as Sheriff of Devon for 1622–3.

Marriage and children

He married Mary Champernown, a daughter of Henry Champernown of Modbury in Devon, by whom he had at least one son.

Death and burial

He died in 1624 and was buried at East Allington, Devon.

References

Web site: Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys . FORTESCUE, Edmund (1560-1624), of East Allington, Devon. . History of Parliament Online . 2012-09-22.

Notes and References

  1. [John Lambrick Vivian|Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]
  2. Vivian, p.365 "MI"
  3. [John Lambrick Vivian|Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]