John Fortescue of Salden

Biography:

Sir John Fortescue of Salden Manor near Mursley Buckinghamshire was the seventh Chancellor of the Exchequer of England serving from 1589 until 1603. He was the son of Adrian Fortescue and his wife Anne. Fortescue had six children with his first wife and a seventh with his second wife after the death of his first wife. Many of his children followed his path in politics holding positions in Parliament.