Granville Roland Fortescue [SEP] conflict
Granville Roland Fortescue
Granville Roland Fortescue (October 12, 1875 – April 21, 1952) was an American soldier, a Rough Rider serving with his cousin, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba, a presidential aide in the first Roosevelt administration and later, a journalist and war correspondent for the London "Standard" during the Rif War in 1920 Spanish Morocco. He wrote for the London "Daily Telegraph" during World War I and during the Spanish Civil War.
Early life and education.
Fortescue was the son of
to his wedding to Minnie and were known as his stepchildren. They had been listed as having a father named "Robert Francis Fortescue", and maintained the Fortescue name throughout their lives. Together with Minnie, he was the father of:
- Kenyon Fortescue (1871–1939), who became an attorney and did not marry.
- Major Granville Roland "Rolly" Fortescue (1875–1952), who married Grace Hubbard Bell (1883–1979), niece of Alexander Graham Bell.
- Maude Fortescue (1880-1961)