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Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave

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Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave
BornDecember 1611
Died24 August 1658
Title2nd Earl of Mulgrave
SpouseElizabeth Cranfield
ChildrenJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Parent(s)Sir John Sheffield
Grizel Anderson
RelativesEdmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (grandfather)

Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave (December 1611 – 24 August 1658) was an English peer who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War period.

Early life

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Edmund Sheffield was born in December 1611 to Sir John Sheffield (drowned in 1614), son of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, and Grizel Anderson, daughter of Sir Edmund Anderson, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.[1]

House of Lords

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As grandson of the First Earl, Mulgrave succeeded to his title in October 1646, and also succeeded his grandfather as Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire.

He sat in the House of Lords until its abolition, and was a member of the Council of State during the Commonwealth. In 1658 he was nominated as a member of Cromwell's Upper House, but, like most of the other peers summoned, declined to serve.

Personal Life

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Mulgrave married Elizabeth Cranfield, daughter of the Earl of Middlesex. They had a son, John.

Death and legacy

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On 24 August 1658, Mulgrave died. Their son, John, who succeeded to the earldom, was later created Marquess of Normanby and Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, and was Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council during the reign of Queen Anne.

References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 52, p. 11.

Sources

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Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Mulgrave
1646–1658
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire
1646–1649
Vacant
Title next held by
Luke Robinson
Vacant
Title last held by
Luke Robinson
Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire
1652
Vacant
Title next held by
The Earl of Mulgrave