Background
Edgecumbe was the son of Sir Richard Edgecumbe and his wife Mary Cottle, daughter of Sir Thomas Cottle of London.
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Career
He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
In April 1640, Edgecumbe was elected Member of Parliament for Camelford in the Short Parliament and was returned again for the Long Parliament until he was disabled in January 1644. After the Restoration, Edgecumbe was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1660 and re-elected Member of Parliament for Newport in 1662, holding the seat until his death in 1667. Edgecumbe died at the age of 51 and the inscription on his monument stated he "was a master of languages and sciences.
A lover of the King and Church which he endeavoured to support, in the time of the Civil Wars, to the utmost of his power and fortune."
Edgecumbe married Mary Glanville, second daughter of Sir John Glanville of Broad Hinton in 1636, at Saint Dunstan"s Church, London.
Their son was Sir Richard Edgcumbe, Member of Parliament.
Membership
Short Parliament; Cavalier Parliament]
In 1628 Edgecumbe was elected Member of Parliament for Newport until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament.
