Richard Edgcumbe (died 1639)
Sir Richard Edgcumbe (circa 1570 – 23 March 1639) of Mount Edgcumbe and of Cotehele in the parish of Calstock, both in Cornwall, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1629.
Origins
He was the eldest son and heir of
feudal baron of Dunster, of Dunster Castle
in Somerset.
Career
He was a student of
Happy Parliament. In 1628, he was elected MP for Bossiney and sat until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]
Marriages and children
He married twice:[2]
- Firstly, in 1602, to Anne Carey, a daughter of Sir Tor Mohun in Devon, Lord Deputy of Ireland, without issue;
- Secondly, in 1608, he married Mary Coteele, daughter of Sir Thomas Coteele of London, by whom he had three sons including:[1]
- Piers Edgcumbe.
Death and burial
Edgcumbe died on 23 March 1639 at the age of about 68.[1]
References
- ^ a b c History of Parliament Online - Richard Edgcumbe
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L. (Ed.), The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian, Exeter, 1887, p. 142 [1]