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| Hugh Fortescue | |||
| 1st son of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Event | |
| 13 February 1773 | Born | ||
| 4 August 1804 | 9 May 1807 | M.P. (whig) for Barnstaple | |
| 22 July 1807 | 28 February 1809 | M.P. for St Mawes | |
| 1808 | Ensign, 9th Foot (Peninsular campaign) | ||
| 7 October 1812 | 13 June 1817 | M.P. for Buckingham | |
| December 1814 | Met Napoleon (whom he admired) in Elba | ||
| 1816 | Colonel in East Devon militia | ||
| 5 June 1817 | Fellow of the Royal Society | ||
| 4 July 1817 | Married Lady Susan Ryder (died 30 Jul 1827), daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby | ||
| 25 June 1818 | 18 March 1820 | M.P. for Devonshire | |
| 1820 | 1830 | M.P. for Tavistock | |
| 13 August 1830 | 15 December 1832 | M.P. for Devon | |
| 1832 | 1839 | Lord Lieutenant of Devon | |
| 15 December 1832 | 18 March 1839 | M.P. for N. Devon | |
| 1 March 1839 | Called to House of Lords in fathers Barony | ||
| 1 March 1839 | Privy Councilor | ||
| April 1839 | September 1841 | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| 16 June 1841 | Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Fortescue | ||
| 26 July 1841 | Married Elizabeth (died 4 May 1891), widow of Sir Marcus Somerville, 4rd bart | ||
| July 1846 | March 1850 | Lord Steward of the (Royal) Household | |
| 12 July 1856 | K.G. (Knight of the Garter) | ||
| 14 September 1861 | Died | ||
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