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Sir Richard Edgcumbe (circa 1570 – 23 March 1639) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1629. Edgcumbe was the son of Peter Edgcumbe. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1585. In 1586, Edgcumbe was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Liskeard while his father was steward of the town. In 1589, he was elected MP for Totnes. He was elected MP for Grampound in 1593. He was knighted in 1603 and succeeded to the estates on the death of his father in 1608. In 1614, he was elected MP for Bodmin in the Addled Parliament. He was elected MP for Grampound again in 1624 for the Happy Parliament. In 1628, he was elected MP for Bossiney and sat until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. Edgcumbe died on 23 March 1639 at the age of about 68. Edgcumbe married firstly in 1602 Anne Carey, daughter of George Carey of Cockington, Devon. He married secondly, in 1608, Mary Coteele, daughter of Sir Thomas Coteele of London, and had three sons including Piers.