James Fortescue (politician)

For the poet, see James Fortescue (poet).

James Fortescue (15 May 1725 – May 1782) was an Irish politician.

He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Dundalk between 1757 and 1760 and County Louth between 1761 and his death. He was also elected for Monaghan in 1776, but chose to continue sitting for Louth.[1]

He was appointed to the Irish Privy Council on 7 May 1770.[2]

He was the son of Thomas Fortescue, brother of William Henry Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont, and father of Thomas James Fortescue and William Charles Fortescue, 2nd Viscount Clermont.[3]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  2. ^ "Irish Privy Council". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Rt. Hon. James Fortescue". thepeerage.com.