Piers Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

Piers Alexander Hamilton Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe DL (1865–1944),[1] was a soldier who served in the South African War with distinction.


The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

Born1865 2nd July (1865-07-02)
Died1944 18th April (2021-04-18UTC19:45)
England
NationalityBritish
Alma materOxford University
Spouse(s)Lady Edith Villiers
Parent(s)William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Lady Katherine Hamilton
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Years of service1891–1902
RankCaptain
Unit3rd Militia of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Battles/warsSecond Boer War

He was the son of William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe by his first wife.

Educated at Oxford University and a keen horseman, he was part of the varsity polo team playing against Cambridge in 1885–1887.[2]

He was appointed a Captain in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry on 23 March 1891. After the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899, he went to serve in South Africa. He left Cape Town for the United Kingdom in early May 1902, shortly before the end of the war.[3]

He succeeded his father to the earldom and Mount Edgcumbe House in 1917. He had married in 1911 Lady Edith Villiers, the only daughter of Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon. They had no children and he was succeeded by his cousin, Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.

References

  1. www.npg.org.uk
  2. "Oxford Polo Club Archive". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. "The War - Invalids and others returning home". The Times (36766). London. 13 May 1902. p. 10.
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Edgcumbe
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
1917–1944
Succeeded by
Kenelm Edgcumbe
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