Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth

Arms of Wallop, Earls of Portsmouth:Argent, a bend wavy sable

Arms of Fellowes ofEggesford,Devon:Azure, a fesse indented ermine between three lion's heads erased or murally crowned argent.These arms were adopted by royal licence in 1794 by Newton Wallop, later 4th Earl, together with the surname Fellows on his inheritance of the manor of Eggesford. The 5th Earl reverted to the ancient Wallop arms and name, but without royal licence

Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth(26 June 1772 – 9 January 1854) was anEnglishpolitician, styledHon. Newton Wallopuntil 1794 andHon. Newton Fellowesfrom 1794 to 1853. He wasMember of Parliament(MP) forAndoverfrom 1802 to 1820, and (with his brother-in-lawViscount Ebrington) MP forNorth Devonfrom 1832 to 1837.

Origins

Newton Fellowes was born the Hon.Newton Wallop,the third son ofJohn Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouthand Urania Fellowes.

Education

He was educated atTrinity College, Cambridge,becoming MA in 1792.

Career

In 1794 he succeeded to the estates of his uncle Henry Arthur Fellowes atEggesfordin Devon, taking the name and arms of Fellowes.Fellowes retired from Parliament in 1837. He briefly succeeded to the peerage asEarl of Portsmouthon the death ofhis brotherin 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 betweenExeterandBarnstaple,and later promoted the railway in North Devon.

Marriages and children

Fellowes married twice:

• Firstly to Frances Sherard (died 1819), by whom he had two sons and three daughters:
  • Lady Henrietta Caroline Fellowes (1798–1880); married Joseph Chichester Nagle (1792–1880) in 1826 and had issue.
  • Henry Arthur Wallop Fellowes(1799–1847), MP for Andover, who predeceased his father.
  • Newton John Alexander Fellowes (1801–1801), died young.
• Secondly in 1820 to Lady Catherine Fortescue (1787 – 20 May 1854), a daughter ofHugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue(1753–1841). The couple had one son and three daughters:
  • Lady Catherine Henrietta Fellowes (1821–1900); married Seymour Phillips Allen (d. 1861) in 1843 and had issue.
  • Isaac Newton Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth(1825–1891)
  • Lady Hester Urania Wallop (died 1887); married Ralph Merrick Leeke (1813–1882) in 1847 and had issue.
  • Lady Camilla Eleanor Wallop (died August 1920); married her maternal first cousin Hon.Dudley Fortescueon 8 June 1852, no issue.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Newton Fellowes