Back Richard Edgcumbe, 1. Baron Edgcumbe German Richard Edgcumbe (1er baron Edgcumbe) French Richard Edgcumbe Italian リチャード・エッジカム (初代エッジカム男爵) Japanese Richard Edgcumbe (1. baron Edgcumbe) Polish Эджкамб, Ричард, 1-й барон Эджкамб Russian
Richard Edgcumbe | |
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| Born | 23 April 1680 |
| Died | 22 November 1758 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Title | 1st Baron Edgecumbe |
| Spouse | Matilda Furnese |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Richard Edgcumbe Lady Anne Montagu |
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, PC (23 April 1680 – 22 November 1758) of Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 until 1742 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Edgcumbe. He is memorialised by Edgecombe County, North Carolina.[1]
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 114.