George Edgcumbe (1800–1882)

George Edgcumbe (23 June 1800 – 18 February 1882) was a British diplomat and politician.

For other people named George Edgcumbe, see George Edgcumbe (disambiguation).

He was the youngest son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. He was educated at Harrow School, and at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1834, he married Fanny Lucy, daughter of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet; they had 6 children.

At the general election in June 1826 he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the rotten borough of Plympton Erle, on his father's interest. However, he resigned his seat in December that year, by taking the sinecure of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.

He then became a diplomat, serving in Switzerland, Tuscany, and Hanover.

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