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Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe |
Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (13 September 1764 – 26 September 1839) was an English nobleman, styled Lord Edgcumbe from 1781 to 1789 and Viscount Valletort from 1789 until his accession to the earldom in 1795.
He was the author of Musical Reminiscences of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, containing an account of the Italian opera in England from 1773 to 1834. Fourth edition (London, 1834) reprinted New York, Da Capo Press, 1973, ISBN 0-306-70008-5.
Source: Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data.
| Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Sinclair, Bt John Thomas Ellis |
Member of Parliament for
Lostwithiel with Reginald Pole Carew 1790–1791 |
Succeeded by Reginald Pole Carew George Smith |
| Preceded by Philip Rashleigh John Grant |
Member of Parliament for
Fowey with Philip Rashleigh 1791–1795 |
Succeeded by Philip Rashleigh Sylvester Douglas |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Bolingbroke |
Captain of the
Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners 1808–1812 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Courtown |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe |
Lord Lieutenant of
Cornwall 1795–1839 |
Succeeded by Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt |
| Vice-Admiral of
Cornwall 1795–1839 |
Vacant
Title next held by
The 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe |
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| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by George Edgcumbe |
Earl of Mount
Edgcumbe 1795–1839 |
Succeeded by Ernest Edgcumbe |
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