William Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont

William Henry Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont KP (5 August 1722 – 30 September 1806) was an Irish peer and politician.

He served as High Sheriff of Louth in 1746. He became Earl of Clermont in 1777 and was appointed a Knight Founder of the Order of St Patrick on 30 March 1795.^[1] He represented Louth in the Irish House of Commons from 1745 to 1761 and subsequently Monaghan Borough until 1771. Between 1768 and 1769, he sat also as Member of Parliament for Dundalk.

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Henry Bellingham	Member of Parliament for Louth 1745–1761 With: Henry Bellingham 1745–1755 Thomas Tipping 1755–1761	Succeeded by Anthony Foster James Fortescue
Preceded by William Blair Oliver Anketell	Member of Parliament for Monaghan Borough 1761–1771 With: Richard Dawson 1761–1767 Richard Power 1767–1768 Robert Cuninghame 1768–1771	Succeeded by Henry Westenra Robert Cuninghame
Preceded by David La Touche Robert Waller	Member of Parliament for Dundalk 1768–1769 With: Robert Waller	Succeeded by James Smyth Robert Waller
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Earl of Clermont 1777–1806	Extinct
New creation	Viscount Clermont 1776–1806	Succeeded by William Fortescue

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Name	Clermont, William Fortescue, 1st Earl Of
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Date of birth	5 August 1722
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Date of death	30 September 1806
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