Richard Fortescue (politician)

Richard Fortescue
Richard Fortescue (d. 1570), detail from monumental brass, Filleigh Church
Sheriff of Devon
In office
1562-1563
Member of Parliament for Tavistock
Personal details
Bornc. 1517 (1517)
Died30 June 1570 (aged 52–53)
Filleigh, Devon, England
SpouseJoan Morton
Children3+, including Hugh

Richard Fortescue (c. 1517–1570) of Filleigh, North Devon was an English Member of Parliament and prominent land-owner and member of the Devonshire gentry, ancestor to the Earls Fortescue.