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William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort

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William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel
In office
1816-1818
Personal details
Born(1794-11-19)19 November 1794
Died29 October 1818(1818-10-29) (aged 23)
Parent
RelativesGeorge Edgcumbe (grandfather)
John Hobart (grandfather)
Emma Cust (sister)
Ernest Edgcumbe (brother)
George Edgcumbe (brother)

William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort (19 November 1794 – 29 October 1818), was a British politician.

Background

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Valletort was the eldest son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire.[1]

Political career

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Valletort was elected Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in 1816, a seat he held until 1818.[2] He unsuccessfully contested Fowey in June 1818. However, in March 1819, four months after his death, he was successfully returned on petition.[3]

Personal life

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Lord Valletort died unmarried in October 1818, aged 23, predeceasing his father. His younger brother Ernest later succeeded in the earldom.[1]

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel
1816–1818
With: John Ashley Warre
Succeeded by