Richard Edgcumbe (sometimes spelt Edgecumbe and Edgecombe) may refer to: * Sir

Richard Edgcumbe (died 1489) Sir Richard Edgcumbe (alias ''Edgecombe'', etc.) (ca. 14438 September 1489) of Cotehele in the parish of Calstock in Cornwall, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament. Origins He was the son and heir of Piers Edgcumbe of Cotehele b ...

(c. 1440–1489), courtier and politician, fought at Bosworth * Sir

Richard Edgcumbe (died 1562) Sir Richard Edgcumbe (1499 – 1 February 1562) was an English courtier and politician. Family Richard Edgcumbe was the eldest son of Sir Peter (or Piers) Edgcumbe (1477 – 14 August 1539) of Cotehele, Cornwall, and his first wife, Jane De ...

, courtier and politician * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1639), Cornish MP 1586 to 1628 * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (politician) (1640–1688), MP for Launceston and Cornwall *

Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, (23 April 168022 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 ...

(1680–1758), British peer and politician *

Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe Privy Council of Great Britain, PC (2 August 1716 – 10 May 1761) was a British nobleman and politician. The eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda Furnese, he was ...

(1716–1761), British peer and politician *

Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

(1764–1839) * Richard Edgecombe (born c.1540), MP for Totnes

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