Coulson Fellowes

Coulson Fellowes (1696–1769) was an English landowner and politician, Member of Parliament for from 1741 to 1761. Life He was the eldest son of the barrister William Fellowes and his wife Mary Martyn; his maternal grandmother was Susannah Coulson, sister of Thomas Coulson. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1716. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1723. Fellowes was on a Grand Tour in France and Italy from 1723 to 1725. He was at Rome in 1724 with Conyers Middleton, and travelled on towards Venice with Middleton and John Folliot. His father died 15 January 1724, and he succeeded as his main heir. He inherited the manor of Eggesford in Devon. He made a mortgage loan to the Duke of Chandos in 1725. Coming to own two landed estates, Fellowes resided in Hampstead. Habakkuk commented on his large investments held in the Funds.