Thomas Fortescue (1744–1799)
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Thomas Fortescue was an Irish Member of Parliament
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He represented Trim
in the Irish House of Commons
from 1768 to his death.
He was son of Chichester Fortescue
by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
. His son Chichester
also served as an MP.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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He represented Trim
Trim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Trim was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
from 1768 to his death.
He was son of Chichester Fortescue
Chichester Fortescue (1718–1757)
Chichester Fortescue was an Irish Member of Parliament.He represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons between 1747 and 1757....
by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Richard Colley Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington was an Irish peer, best remembered as the grandfather of the 1st Duke of Wellington.Between 1729 and 1746 he represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons...
. His son Chichester
Chichester Fortescue (1777–1826)
Chichester Fortescue briefly served as an Irish Member of Parliament.He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Hillsborough in January 1800 but lost his seat when the Parliament of Ireland was abolished by the Act of Union 1800.He was son of Thomas Fortescue and father of Thomas Fortescue,...
also served as an MP.