Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue
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Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue KG PC (13 February 1783 – 14 September 1861), known (1789–1841) as Viscount Ebrington, was a British politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1839 to 1841.
He first became an MP, for Barnstaple, just after his 21st birthday, and sat for various constituencies almost continuously until 1839. Ebrington belonged to that section of the Whig party that welcomed much of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon hoping for radical change in Britain. After Napoleon's first abdication and exile to Elba he arranged visits by other prominent Whigs to the Emperor.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by: Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1804–1807 |
Succeeded by: George Thellusson |
| Preceded by: William Shipley |
Member of Parliament for St Mawes 1807–1809 |
Succeeded by: Earl Gower |
| Preceded by: Richard Griffin Lord George Grenville |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham with William Henry Fremantle 1812–1817 |
Succeeded by: James Hamilton Stanhope William Henry Fremantle |
| Preceded by: Edmund Bastard |
Member of Parliament for Devon 1818–1820 |
Succeeded by: Sir Thomas Dyke-Acland, 10th Bt. |
| Preceded by: John Fazakerly |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1820–1830 |
Succeeded by: Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by: Sir Thomas Dyke-Acland, 10th Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Devon 1830–1832 |
Succeeded by: constituency abolished |
| Preceded by: constituency created |
Member of Parliament for Devon North 1832–1839 |
Succeeded by: Lewis Buck |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl Fortescue |
Lord Lieutenant of Devon 1839–1861 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Somerset |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl of Mulgrave |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1839–1841 |
Succeeded by: The Earl de Grey |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Liverpool |
Lord Steward 1846–1850 |
Succeeded by: The Marquess of Westminster |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by: Hugh Fortescue |
Earl Fortescue 1841–1861 |
Succeeded by: Hugh Fortescue |
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