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John Fortescue of Salden
16th-century English politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 16th-century English statesman. For other uses, see John Fortescue (disambiguation).
Sir John Fortescue (ca. 1531 or 1533 ā 23 December 1607) of Salden Manor, near Mursley, Buckinghamshire, was the seventh Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, serving from 1589 until 1603.
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