Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
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Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (23 March 1797 – 3 September 1861), styled Viscount Valletort between 1818 and 1837, was a British peer and politician.
, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
. He gained the courtesy title Viscount Valletort on the death of his elder brother, William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
, in 1818.
in 1819 (succeeding his deceased elder brother Lord Valletort), a seat he held until 1826, and then represented Lostwithiel
until 1830. In 1837 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords
.
. Lady Mount Edgcumbe survived him by 20 years and died November 1881.
Background
Mount Edgcumbe was the second but eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1789 and 1795, was a British politician and writer on music.-Background:...
, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire was an English nobleman and politician.The son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his first marriage, he was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament for Norwich from 1747–56, having also been...
. He gained the courtesy title Viscount Valletort on the death of his elder brother, William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort , was a British politician.-Background:Valletort was the eldest son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire.-Political career:Valletort was elected Member of Parliament for...
, in 1818.
Political career
Mount Edgcumbe was returned to Parliament for FoweyFowey (UK Parliament constituency)
Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in 1819 (succeeding his deceased elder brother Lord Valletort), a seat he held until 1826, and then represented Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
until 1830. In 1837 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Family
Lord Mount Edgcumbe married Caroline Augusta, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding, in 1831. He died in September 1861, aged 64, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, WilliamWilliam Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe GCVO, PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1839 and 1861, was a British courtier and Conservative politician.-Background:...
. Lady Mount Edgcumbe survived him by 20 years and died November 1881.