Richard Edgcumbe (politician)
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Sir Richard Edgcumbe was an English politician.
He was the son of Piers Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe and Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir John Glanville of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
He was the Member of Parliament
for Launceston
from 19 March 1661 - 14 February 1679 and MP for Cornwall
from 1679 to 1681.
He was made a Knight of the Bath (KB) in 1661 in order to attend the coronation of Charles II
.
He held a number of public appointments, namely Commissioner for Assessment for Cornwall (1663–1680), for Devon (1673–1680) and for Hampshire (1679–1680), Deputy Governor (1670–1672), Assistant Governor (1678-death) and Deputy-Lieutenant of Cornwall (1670-death) and of Devon (1676-death) and Commissioner for Recusants for Cornwall (1675).He was High Sheriff of Cornwall
in 1685.
He was a Member of the Society of Mines Royal
(1669). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November, 1676 but expelled in 1685.
He died aged 48. He had married Anne, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
.) Their son was Richard Edgcumbe
He was the son of Piers Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe and Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir John Glanville of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
He was the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Launceston
Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...
from 19 March 1661 - 14 February 1679 and MP for Cornwall
Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
Cornwall is a former county constituency covering the county of Cornwall, in the South West of England. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
from 1679 to 1681.
He was made a Knight of the Bath (KB) in 1661 in order to attend the coronation of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
.
He held a number of public appointments, namely Commissioner for Assessment for Cornwall (1663–1680), for Devon (1673–1680) and for Hampshire (1679–1680), Deputy Governor (1670–1672), Assistant Governor (1678-death) and Deputy-Lieutenant of Cornwall (1670-death) and of Devon (1676-death) and Commissioner for Recusants for Cornwall (1675).He was High Sheriff of Cornwall
High Sheriff of Cornwall
High Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of...
in 1685.
He was a Member of the Society of Mines Royal
Society of Mines Royal
The Society of Mines Royal was one of two mining monopoly companies incorporated by royal charter in 1568, the other being the Company of Mineral and Battery Works.-History:...
(1669). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November, 1676 but expelled in 1685.
He died aged 48. He had married Anne, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....
.) Their son was Richard Edgcumbe
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, PC was an English politician.He was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich...