Born: 1850, Ireland
Died: 1902
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Marion Fortescue, Marion O’Shea
This biography is republished from The Dictionary of Irish Biography and was written by Nancy Murphy. Shared by permission in line with Creative Commons ‘Attribution’ (CC BY) licencing.
Marion O’Shea (1850–1902) emigrated to the USA. She was twice married, first to Robert Fortescue and secondly to Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of Theodore, president of the United States 1901–8. She contributed articles and poetry to American journals. Of her three Fortescue children, Kenyon, Maude, and Roland Glanville, the last was a war correspondent in the first world war.