Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth

Not to be confused with Edward Boscawen.

Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth (10 May 1787 – 29 December 1841), known as the Viscount Falmouth between 1808 and 1821, was a British peer and politician.

Background

Falmouth was the son of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth and Elizabeth Anne, the only daughter of John Crewe, of Cheshire. He was educated at Eton College and served briefly as an Ensign in the Coldstream Guards.

Career

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. 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.

As a member of the Ultra-Tory faction, he was vehemently opposed to parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation. 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.

Family

Lord Falmouth was married to Anne Frances, elder daughter of Henry Bankes, of Kingston Lacy, Dorset on 27 August 1810. He died at Tregothnan in December 1841, aged 54, and was succeeded by his only son, George.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Falmouth

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Lemon Edward Leveson-Gower	Member of Parliament for Truro 1807–1808 With: John Lemon	Succeeded by John Lemon Hon. Charles Townshend
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Falmouth 1821–1841	Succeeded by George Henry Boscawen
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by George Henry Boscawen	Viscount Falmouth 1808–1841	Succeeded by George Henry Boscawen