Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Edgcumbe was the second son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda, the only child of Sir Henry Furnese, Bt. He is thought to have been educated at Eton, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1739. He was promoted captain on 19 August 1744 and served under Hawke and Boscawen.

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  • Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Edgcumbe was the second son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda, the only child of Sir Henry Furnese, Bt. He is thought to have been educated at Eton, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1739. He was promoted captain on 19 August 1744 and served under Hawke and Boscawen. In 1746, he was returned as Member of Parliament for Fowey at a by-election, on his father's interest. He was considered a government Whig, but rarely attended Parliament as he was at sea. In 1747, he was appointed Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1747, an office he retained until 1762. On 10 May 1761, Edgcumbe inherited his brother's barony, and succeeded him as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall in June. On 16 August 1761, he married Emma Gilbert and they had one child, Richard. He was promoted rear admiral in November 1762. He was appointed Treasurer of the Household in 1765, serving until 1766, and made a Privy Councillor on 26 July. He became Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth the same year, retaining the command until 1771. In 1770, he was promoted vice-admiral and was appointed joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. He remained Vice-Treasurer until 1772, when he was appointed Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners. Promoted admiral in 1778, he was created Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort in 1781, and remained Captain of the Gentleman Pensioners until resigning in 1782, when he was appointed Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. In 1784, he was again appointed joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, holding office until 1793. In 1789, he was granted the further title of Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and died in 1795. In English folklore, Edgcumbe's wife Emma has been identified as the subject of the story of the "Lady with the Ring".
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  • Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Edgcumbe was the second son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda, the only child of Sir Henry Furnese, Bt. He is thought to have been educated at Eton, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1739. He was promoted captain on 19 August 1744 and served under Hawke and Boscawen.
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  • George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
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