Edmund Fortescue (died 1624)

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Born1560 (1560)
Died1624 (aged 6364)
SpouseMary Champernown
ChildrenAt least one son
Edmund Fortescue
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Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
Assumed office
1593
Sheriff of Devon
In office
1622–1623
Personal details
Born1560 (1560)
Died1624 (aged 6364)
SpouseMary Champernown
ChildrenAt least one son
ParentJohn Fortescue (father)

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

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

Death and burial

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