Edmund Fortescue (1560–1624) of Fallapit in the parish of East Allington, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.
Origins
He was the eldest son and heir of John Fortescue (1525-1595) of Fallapit (whose monumental brass survives in East Allington Church) by his wife Honora Speccot, a daughter of Edmund Speccot (1499-1557) of Speccot, in the parish of Merton, Devon, and succeeded his father in 1595.
Career
He was elected a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1593 and served as Sheriff of Devon for 1622–3.
Marriage and children
He married Mary Champernown, a daughter of Henry Champernown of Modbury in Devon, by whom he had at least one son.
Death and burial
He died in 1624 and was buried at East Allington, Devon.