Background
Falmouth was the son of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth and Elizabeth Anne, the only daughter of John Crewe, of Cheshire.
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He was educated at Eton College and served briefly as an Ensign in the Coldstream Guards.
Career
On the death of his father the following year, he resigned both his seat and his commission and took up his place in the House of Lords. In 1821, on the coronation of George IV, he was created Earl of Falmouth. In 1829 he acted as second to Lord Winchilsea in his famous duel with the Duke of Wellington over the latter issue.
He was the last Recorder of Truro and the author of a pamphlet on the subject of stannary courts.
Lord Falmouth was married to Anne Frances, elder daughter of Henry Bankes, of Kingston Lacy, Dorset on 27 August 1810.
Membership
3rd United Kingdom Parliament]
In the General Election of 1807, Falmouth was elected Member of Parliament for Truro, standing as a Tory on the day before his 20th birthday. As a member of the Ultra-Tory faction, he was vehemently opposed to parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation.
