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Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont
Irish Whig politician and historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont (9 March 1815 – 29 July 1887) of Ravensdale Park in County Louth, Ireland, was an Irish Whig politician and was the historian of the ancient Fortescue family of 12th century Devonshire origins.
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