Chichester Fortescue (1777–1826)
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Chichester Fortescue briefly served as an Irish Member of Parliament
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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
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He was son of Thomas Fortescue
and father of Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont
and Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford
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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 was elected to 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...
for Hillsborough
Hillsborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Hillsborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Hillsborough was not represented.-1689–1801:...
in January 1800 but lost his seat when the Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...
was abolished by the Act of Union 1800
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
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He was son of Thomas Fortescue
Thomas Fortescue (1744–1799)
Thomas Fortescue was an Irish Member of Parliament.He represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons from 1768 to his death....
and father of Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont
Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont
Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont , was an Irish Whig politician.-Background and education:Fortescue was the son of Chichester Fortescue, of Dromisken, County Louth, by Martha Angel, daughter of Samuel Meade Hobson, a barrister, of Muchridge House, County Cork. Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue,...
and Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford
Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford
Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford KP, PC , known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874, Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887, was a British statesman and Liberal...
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