George Matthew Fortescue[a] (21 May 1791 – 24 January 1877) was a British military officer and Whig politician, who served as MP for Hindon 1826–1831.
[1] In the army, Fortescue served in India and reached the rank of captain.
He voted for Lord John Russell's first Reform Bill in March 1831 (which would have abolished the constituency of Hindon if it had passed), and stood down at the 1831 election which followed the bill's defeat.
[2] On 19 February 1833, he married Lady Louisa Elizabeth Ryder, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby.
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