George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

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George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720–4 February 1795) was a British peer, navyman and politician.

Edgcumbe was the second son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda, the only child of Sir Henry Furnese, Bart. He initially served in the Royal Navy under Hawke and Boscawen before becoming Member of Parliament for Fowey in 1746 and serving as Clerk of the Council of Duchy of Lancaster from 1747-62. In 1761, he inherited his brother's barony and on 16 August 1761, married Emma Gilbert (the only daughter John Gilbert, Archbishop of York) and they had one child, Richard. He held various other offices (see below) and twice raised in the Peerage.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Jonathan Rashleigh and William Wardour	Member of Parliament for Fowey with Jonathan Rashleigh 1746–1761	Succeeded by Jonathan Rashleigh and Hon. Robert Walsingham
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Powis	Treasurer of the Household 1765–1766	Succeeded by John Shelley
Preceded by The Earl of Lichfield	Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1772–1782	Succeeded by The Lord Ferrers of Chartley
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Edgcumbe	Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall 1761–1795	Succeeded by The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Preceded by The Viscount Falmouth	Vice-Admiral of Cornwall 1782–1795
Peerage of Great Britain
New title	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1789–1795	Succeeded by Richard Edgcumbe
	Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort 1781–1795
Preceded by Richard Edgcumbe	Baron Edgcumbe 1761–1795