About William Fortescue
Lived 1562 – 1629 (aged 66–67). William Fortescue was an English politician.
Sir William Fortescue (c. 1562–1629), of Salden House, in Mursley, Buckinghamshire and of Westminster and Clerkenwell, Middlesex, was an English politician.
He was a member (MP) of the parliament of England for Sudbury in 1593, for Chipping Wycombe in 1597 and for Stockbridge in 1604.
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Who was William Fortescue?
English politician
When was William Fortescue born?
William Fortescue was born in 1562 in Westminster.
When did William Fortescue die?
William Fortescue died in 1629.
What was William Fortescue's occupation?
William Fortescue was a politician.
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William Fortescue was English.
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· Wikipedia: William Fortescue
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