Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861)

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Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861), was a British peer and Whig politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon and held several prominent court and governmental positions in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Whig politician
human
aristocraticFamily Fortescue family
birthDate 1783-02-13
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1861-09-14
familyName Fortescue
givenName Hugh
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle 2nd Earl Fortescue
notableFor service as Lord Lieutenant of Devon
service as a Whig politician in the early 19th century
occupation nobleman
politician
positionHeld Earl Fortescue
Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Lord Steward of the Household
Lord Steward of the Household in the British Royal Household
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of St James's
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British King
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Monarch
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Queen
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Family
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Household
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Household and Court
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Household and King
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Household and Monarch
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Household and Queen
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Royal Household and Sovereign
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the British Sovereign
Lord Steward of the Household in the Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Steward of the Household in the Royal Household
Lord Steward of the Household in the United Kingdom
Lord Steward of the Household to George IV
Lord Steward of the Household to Queen Victoria
Lord Steward of the Household to William IV
Lord Steward of the Household to the King
Lord Steward of the Household to the Queen
Lord Steward of the Household to the Sovereign
Lord-Lieutenant of Barnstaple (borough) (MP)
Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (peerage office)
Lord-Lieutenant of Lostwithiel (MP)
Lord-Lieutenant of North Devon (MP)
Lord-Lieutenant of Tavistock (MP)
Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Devon
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
sexOrGender male

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Fortescue family notableMember Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861)