Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners
In office
1808–1812
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Portland
Spencer Perceval
Preceded byThe Lord St John of Bletso
Succeeded byThe Earl of Courtown
Personal details
Born13 September 1764 (1764-09-13)
Died26 September 1839 (1839-09-27) (aged 75)
Resting placeSt Peter's Church, Petersham
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Lady Sophia Hobart
(d. 1806)
Children5
Parent(s)George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Emma Gilbert
Arms of Edgcumbe, Earls of Mount Edgcumbe: Gules, on a bend ermines cotised or three boar's heads couped argent

Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe PC (13 September 1764 – 26 September 1839), styled Viscount Valletort between 1789 and 1795, was a British politician and writer on music.