About George Mathew Fortescue
Lived 1791 – 1877 (aged 85). George Mathew Fortescue was a British politician.
George Matthew Fortescueefn-la|The second forename is spelled Mathew (one T) by The History of Parliament,
Fortescue was the son of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue and his wife Hester Grenville, daughter of Prime Minister George Grenville.
He was buried at Boconnoc Church.
Family On 19 February 1833, he married Lady Louisa Elizabeth Ryder, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby. They had four sons and four daughters: Harriet Eleanor Fortescue (1836–1924), married Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore Hugh Granville Fortescue (1838–1875), Captain in the Coldstream Guards Mary Fortescue (1840–1925), married Rev. Vernon Harcourt Aldham Elizabeth Frances Fortescue (1843–) Cyril Dudley Fortescue (1847–1890), Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards John Bevill Fortescue (1850–1938), barrister, High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1894
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Who was George Mathew Fortescue?
British Member of Parliament (1791-1877)
When was George Mathew Fortescue born?
George Mathew Fortescue was born on 21 May 1791.
When did George Mathew Fortescue die?
George Mathew Fortescue died on 24 January 1877.
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George Mathew Fortescue was a politician.
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George Mathew Fortescue was British.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: George Mathew Fortescue
· DBpedia: George Fortescue (MP)
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