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




Background


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




Political career


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




Personal life


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




References

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• Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
• William Edgcumbe
• Edgcumbe
• George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• Peerage of Great Britain