Background
Fortescue was the third son of Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue, and Lady Susan, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby.
Fortescue was the third son of Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue, and Lady Susan, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby.
Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and the Honorary He was educated at the University of Oxford. He was also a Commissioner in Lunacy, a Deputy Lieutenant of County Waterford and Devon and served as High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1870.
There were no children from the marriage.
He died in March 1909, aged 88.
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Fortescue was elected Member of Parliament for Andover in 1857, a seat he held until 1874.