Family and Education
b. c. 1610, 1st s. of Sir Richard Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe by 2nd w. Mary, da. of Sir Thomas Coteel, merchant, of St. Martin’s Lane, Cannon Street, London; bro. of Richard Edgcumbe. educ. St. John’s Camb. 1626; Leyden 1629. m. 6 June 1636 (with £3,000), Mary, da. of Sir John Glanville of Broad Hinton, Wilts., 2s. 2da. suc. fa. 1639.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 141-2; Coll. Top. et Gen. iv. 218; C142/579/52.
Offices Held
Commr. for array, Cornw. 1642, j.p. July 1660 – d., Devon 1662 – d.; commr. for assessment, Cornw. Aug. 1660 – d., sheriff Nov. 1660–1; dep. lt. Devon 1661 – d., commr. 1662 – d.; commr. for loyal and indigent officers, Cornw. 1662, oyer and terminer, Western circuit 1665.
Lt.-col. of foot (royalist) 1642 – 44, col. 1644–6.
Dep. gov. Mines Royal 1654 – 57, asst. 1657–64.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Mount Edgcumbe, Maker; Cotehele, Calstock, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
EDGCUMBE, Piers (c.1610-67)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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