Hugh Fortescue, second earl Fortescue

(1783-1861)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Fortescue, Hugh Fortescue, Earl, 1783-1861 NRA: Fortescue Hugh (1783-1861) 2nd Earl Fortescue DNB: Fortescue, Hugh, second Earl Fortescue (1783-1861), politician LBT ID: LdForte2 VIAF ID: 53708226 LOC ID: no90000022	B/BAP: 1783-02-13 DIED: 1861-09-14
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The son of Hugh Fortescue, the first earl (d. 1841), and nephew of Lord Grenville; he was a Whig MP (1804-39) and admirer of Napoleon.