Family and Education
b. 23 Mar. 1797, 2nd s. of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, by Lady Sophia Hobart, da. of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire; bro. of William Richard Edgcumbe, Visct. Valletort. educ. Harrow until 1811; Sandhurst. m. 3 Dec. 1831, Carolina Augusta, da. and coh. of R.-Adm. Charles Feilding, 2s. 1da. suc. fa. as 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 26 Sept. 1839.
Offices Held
Ensign and lt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1814 – 19; col. Cornw. militia 1821; col. and militia a.d.c. to William IV 1830 – 37, to Queen Victoria 1837–57.
Mayor, Lostwithiel 1823, 1830.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Mount Edgcumbe, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
EDGCUMBE, Ernest Augustus (1797-1861)
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