Edmund Fortescue (1560–1624) of
Fallapit in the parish of
East Allington
East Allington is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, south of Halwell and just off the A381 road. It lies about from Kingsbridge and about from Totnes. The coast at Slapton Sands is about to the south ...
, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.
Origins
He was the eldest son and heir of John Fortescue (1525-1595) of Fallapit (whose
monumental brass
A monumental brass is a type of engraved sepulchral memorial, which in the 13th century began to partially take the place of three-dimensional monuments and effigies carved in stone or wood. Made of hard latten or sheet brass, let into the paveme ...
survives in East Allington Church) by his wife Honora Speccot, a daughter of Edmund Speccot (1499-1557)
[ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.706, pedigree of Speccot] 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
He married Mary Champernown, a daughter of Henry Champernown of
Modbury in Devon, by whom he had at least one son.
Death and burial
He died in 1624 and was buried at East Allington, Devon.
References
1560 births
1624 deaths
English MPs 1593
High Sheriffs of Devon
Edmund
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector".
Persons named Edmund include:
People Kings and ...
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