Peter (or Piers) Edgcumbe (1536 – 4 January 1608) of Mount Edgcumbe and of

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in the parish of

Calstock Calstock () is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar south west of Tavistock, Devon, Tavistock and no ...

, both in

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, was an English Member of Parliament.

Origins

Piers was a traditional first name in his family. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe (1499–1562), son of Sir Piers Edgcumbe (d.1539) Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian, Exeter, 1887, p.14

/ref> of West Stonehouse and Cotehele, Cornwall.

Career

He was elected a Member of Parliament for Totnes (UK Parliament constituency), Totnes in Devon in 1555, appointed

Sheriff of Devon The High Sheriff of Devon is the Kings's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his/her bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, they hold the office for one year. They have judicial, ceremonial and administrative f ...

for 1565,

Sheriff of Cornwall Sheriffs and high sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list: The right to choose high sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall. The Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Privy Council, chaired by the sovereign, chooses the sheriff ...

in 1569 and

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before 1573–1597. He was also a Member of Parliament for

in the periods 11 January 1563 – 2 January 1567 and 8 May 1572 – 1581,

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in 1571,

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in 1584–1585 and was then re-elected for Cornwall in 1586, 1589 and 1593. He was appointed

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for the period 8 August 1586 – 7 December 1587 and was appointed

in 1587.

Marriage and issue

In about 1555 he married Margaret Luttrell, a daughter of Sir Andrew Luttrell,

feudal baron of Dunster The feudal barony of Dunster was an English feudal barony with its ''caput'' at Dunster Castle in Somerset. During the reign of King Henry I (1100–1135) the barony (or "honour") comprised forty knight's fees and was later enlarged. In about 11 ...

, of

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in Somerset, by whom he had five sons and four daughters including: * Richard Edgcumbe (d.1639) *Margaret Edgcumbe, who married Sir Edward Denny of

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in Essex. The couple's monument with recumbent effigies survives in

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in Essex.

Death and burial

Piers died in 1608.

References

1536 births 1608 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Totnes High sheriffs of Cornwall High sheriffs of Devon Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1563–1567 English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1571 English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 Lord-lieutenants of Cornwall Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Devon {{1563-England-MP-stub