Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave

Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
1st Earl of Mulgrave
In office 5 February 1626 – 6 October 1646
3rd Baron Sheffield
In office 10 December 1568 – 6 October 1646
Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire
In office 1604 – 6 October 1646
President of the North
In office 19 September 1603 – 1619
Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire
In office 1 August 1603 – 1619
Governor of Brill
In office 1598–1599
Personal details
Born	(1565-12-07)December 7, 1565 Oxford
Died	October 6, 1646(1646-10-06) (aged 80) Butterwick House, Hammersmith
Resting place	St Paul's Church, Hammersmith
Spouses	Ursula Tyrwhitt Mariana Irwin
Relations	Elizabeth Sheffield (sister) Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave (grandson) Sir Thomas Fairfax (grandson) Sir William Fairfax (grandson)
Children	22, see below
Parents	John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield Douglas Howard
Education	Christ Church, Oxford
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Occupation	Politician

Captain Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, 3rd Baron Sheffield, KG (7 December 1565 – 6 October 1646) was a British peer and member of parliament, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire from 1603 to 1619 and Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire from 1604 to 1646. He was created Earl of Mulgrave in 1626.