Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth
Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth was an English politician, styled Hon. Newton Wallop until 1794 and Hon. Newton Fellowes from 1794 to 1853. He was Member of Parliament for Andover from 1802 to 1820, and MP for North Devon from 1832 to 1837.
Origins
Newton Fellowes was born the Hon. Newton Wallop, the third son of John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth and Urania Fellowes.Education
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming MA in 1792.Career
In 1794 he succeeded to the estates of his uncle Henry Arthur Fellowes at Eggesford in Devon, taking the name and arms of Fellowes. Fellowes retired from Parliament in 1837. He briefly succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Portsmouth on the death of John [Charles Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth|his brother] in 1853. An obituarist described Fellowes as "always a zealous and energetic supporter of Liberal politics, but at the same time his manners were cordial and conciliatory to all parties". He was instrumental in building the road between Exeter and Barnstaple, and later promoted the railway in North Devon.Marriages and children
Fellowes married twice:- Firstly to Frances Sherard, by whom he had two sons and three daughters:
- * Lady Henrietta Caroline Fellowes ; married Joseph Chichester Nagle in 1826 and had issue.
- * Henry Arthur Wallop Fellowes, MP for Andover, who predeceased his father.
- * Newton John Alexander Fellowes, died young.
- Secondly in 1820 to Lady Catherine Fortescue, a daughter of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue. The couple had one son and three daughters:
- * Lady Catherine Henrietta Fellowes ; married Seymour Phillips Allen in 1843 and had issue.
- * Isaac Newton Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth
- * Lady Hester Urania Wallop ; married Ralph Merrick Leeke in 1847 and had issue.
- * Lady Camilla Eleanor Wallop ; married her maternal first cousin Hon. Dudley Fortescue on 8 June 1852, no issue.