Background
He was the son of industrialist John Fort of Read Hall, a Manchester calico printer and Member of Parliament for Clitheroe.
He was the son of industrialist John Fort of Read Hall, a Manchester calico printer and Member of Parliament for Clitheroe.
He succeeded his father in 1842. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1854.
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He was elected as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe at the 1865 general election, and held the seat until his death in 1868.