Edmund Fortescue (died 1624)

Edmund Fortescue (1560–1624) of Fallapit in the parish of East Allington, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.

Origins He was the eldest son and heir of John Fortescue (1525-1595)Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.365, pedigree of Fortescue of Fallapit (whose monumental brass survives in East Allington ChurchVivian, p.365 "MI") by his wife Honora Speccot, a daughter of Edmund Speccot (1499-1557)Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.706, pedigree of Speccot of Speccot, in the parish of Merton, Devon, and succeeded his father in 1595.

Career He was elected a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1593 and served as Sheriff of Devon for 1622–3.

Marriage and children He married Mary Champernown, a daughter of Henry Champernown of Modbury in Devon, by whom he had at least one son.

Death and burial He died in 1624 and was buried at East Allington, Devon.

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