Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

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.

Arms of Edgcumbe, Earls of Mount Edgcumbe: Gules, on a bend ermines cotised or three boar's heads couped argent

Background

Mount Edgcumbe was the second but eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire.[1] He gained the courtesy title Viscount Valletort on the death of his elder brother, William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort, in 1818.

Political career

Mount Edgcumbe was returned to Parliament for Fowey in 1819 (succeeding his deceased elder brother Lord Valletort), a seat he held until 1826,[2] and then represented Lostwithiel until 1830.[3] In 1837 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.

Family

Lord Mount Edgcumbe married Caroline Augusta, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding, in 1831. She was a half-sister of Henry Fox Talbot. He died in September 1861, aged 64, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, William. Lady Mount Edgcumbe survived him by 20 years and died November 1881.[4]

References

1. Lundy, Darryl. "p. 1135 § 11350". The Peerage.
2. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
3. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
4. Lundy, Darryl. "p. 1135 § 11350". The Peerage.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander Glynn Campbell Vacant	Member of Parliament for Fowey 1819–1826 With: Alexander Glynn Campbell 1819–1820 George Lucy 1820–1826	Succeeded by George Lucy Hon. Robert Eden
Preceded by Sir Robert Wigram Sir Alexander Grant, Bt	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1826–1830 With: Sir Alexander Grant, Bt 1826 Sir Edward Cust, Bt 1826–1830	Succeeded by Sir Edward Cust, Bt Hon. William Vesey-FitzGerald
Preceded by Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus Sir Charles Wetherell	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1830 With: Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus	Succeeded by Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus Sir Compton Domvile
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Richard Edgcumbe	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1839–1861	Succeeded by William Henry Edgcumbe