Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue
Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (12 March 1753 – 16 June 1841) was a British peer, created Earl Fortescue in 1789. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris from 1784 to 1785. Origins. He was the son of Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Baron Fortescue, younger half-brother of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clinton (1696–1751), 1st Baron Fortescue and 14th Baron Clinton. Residences. Earl Fortescue's residences were as follows: Marriage and progeny. Lord Fortescue married Hester Grenville (1767–1847), daughter of the Prime Minister George Grenville, on 10 May 1782. They had nine children: Hugh