Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764–1839)

1764 - 1839  (75 years)

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  Name	Richard Edgcumbe
  Suffix	2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764–1839)
  Birth	13 September 1764
  Gender	Male
  Interesting fact	British politician and writer on music
  Name	13 Sep 1764 (0 years)
  	son of George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Emma, daughter of John Gilbert (archbishop of York)
  Married	21 February 1789 (24 years)
  	Lord Mount Edgcumbe married Lady Sophia Hobart, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, on 21 February 1789. They had five children: Lady Emma Sophia Edgcumbe (28 July 1791 – 28 January 1872), who married John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, on 17 July 1828. Lady Caroline Anne Edgcumbe (22 October 1792 – 10 April 1824), who married Ranald George Macdonald, 20th of Clanranald, in April 1812 and had issue. William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort (19 November 1794 – 29 October 1818). Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (23 March 1797 – 3 September 1861). George Edgcumbe (28 June 1800 – 18 February 1882). The Countess of Mount Edgcumbe died in August 1806. Lord Mount Edgcumbe remained a widower until his death in September 1839, aged 75
  Name	1789-1795 (30 years)
  	styled Viscount Valletort between 1789 and 1795; gained the courtesy title, Viscount Valletort, when his father was made Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in 1789
  Name	4 Feb 1795 (30 years)	[Title] Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall
  	Lord Mount Edgcumbe ; in 1795 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords
  Reference Number	LZDN-66Q; https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/LZDN-66Q
  Death	26 Sep 1839
  Occupation	1786 (21 years) - [Office] MP Fowey, Fowey, Cornwall  - returned to parliament for Fowey in 1786
  	Jun 1790 (25 years) - [Office] MP Fowey, Fowey, Cornwall  - In the June 1790 election, there was a double return for the constituency, but Edgcumbe and another candidate were declared elected in March 1791.[2] In June 1790 he was also returned for Lostwithiel, but chose to represent Fowey.[3]
  	4 Feb 1795 (30 years) - [Office] member of House of Lords
  	1808 (43 years) - [Office] sworn of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom  - In 1808 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
  	1808 (43 years) - Fellow of the Royal Society  - In 1808 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[4] In the same year he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5]
  	1795-1839 (74 years) - [Office] Lieutenancy of Cornwall (Lord Lieutenant), Lieutenancy of Cornwall  - Edgcumbe was also Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Cornwall between 1795 (succeeding his father) and 1839
  	1795-1839 (74 years) - [Title] Vice-Admiral of Cornwall, Cornwall  - Edgcumbe was also Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Cornwall between 1795 (succeeding his father) and 1839
  Person ID	I15053	AHP
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1720–1795),   b. 3 March 1720   d. 4 Feb 1795 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Emma Gilbert/EDGCUMBE, d of John Gilbert, Archbishop of York
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	16 Aug 1761
  Age at Marriage	He : 41 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F4312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Sophia Hobart/EDGCUMBE, d of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire   d. Aug 1806
  Marriage	21 Feb 1789
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Children	1. Lady Emma Sophia Edgcumbe/CUST,   b. 28 July 1791   d. 28 Jan 1872 (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Caroline Anne Edgcumbe/MACDONALD,   b. 22 October 1792   d. 10 Apr 1824 (Age 31 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort ,   b. 19 Nov 1794   d. 29 Oct 1818 (Age 23 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe,   b. 23 Mar 1797   d. 3 Sep 1861 (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. George Edgcumbe, KGCF-H2P,   b. 23 June 1800, Richmond, Surrey d. 18 Feb 1885 (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Name - Lord Mount Edgcumbe ; in 1795 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords - 4 Feb 1795 - [Title] Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall  Occupation - Edgcumbe was also Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Cornwall between 1795 (succeeding his father) and 1839 - 1795-1839 (74 years) - [Office] Lieutenancy of Cornwall (Lord Lieutenant), Lieutenancy of Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
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