Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 a list of the operas he heard from 1773 to 1823[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Wayne Koestenbaum, The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality and the Mystery of Desire, Gay Men's Press, 1994, page 17
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by George Edgcumbe |
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1795–1839 |
Succeeded by Ernest Edgcumbe |
