William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
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William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort (19 November 1794-29 October 1818), was a British politician.
, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
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for Lostwithiel
in 1816, a seat he held until 1818. He unsuccessfully contested Fowey
in June 1818. However, in March 1819, four months after his death, he was successfully returned on petition.
later succeeded in the earldom.
Background
Valletort was the eldest 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...
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Political career
Valletort was elected Member of ParliamentMember 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 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:...
in 1816, a seat he held until 1818. He unsuccessfully contested Fowey
Fowey (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 June 1818. However, in March 1819, four months after his death, he was successfully returned on petition.
Personal life
Lord Valletort died unmarried in October 1818, aged 23, predeceasing his father. His younger brother ErnestErnest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , styled Viscount Valletort between 1818 and 1837, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
later succeeded in the earldom.