William Fortescue (judge)

For other people named William Fortescue, see William Fortescue (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
Sir William Fortescue
Master of the Rolls
In office
5 November 1741 – 16 December 1749
Preceded bySir John Verney
Succeeded bySir John Strange
Attorney General for the Duchy of Cornwall
In office
1730–1736
Preceded byWilliam Lee
Succeeded byRobert Pauncefort
Personal details
Born1687
Died16 December 1749(1749-12-16) (aged 61–62)
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
ProfessionBarrister, judge, politician
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Sir William Fortescue, PC (1687 – 16 December 1749) of Buckland Filleigh, Devon, was a British judge and Master of the Rolls 1741–1749.

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