John Fortescue, 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan Aland ( 1670 - 1746 )

Birth: 07 March 1670 Death: 19 December 1746 Burial: Stapleford Abbots, Essex Profession: Barrister Education: Inner Temple; Oxford; DCL (by diploma 1733) Career: Called to the Bar (1712); KC (1714); Solicitor-General to the Prince of Wales (1714); Solicitor-General to the King (1715); MP for Midhurst (1715-1717); Reader to the Inner Temple (1716); Baron of the Exchequer (1717); Justice of the King's Bench (1718-1727); Justice of the Common Pleas (1729-1746) Honours: Kt 1717; Baron 1746 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 20/03/1712.