Boscawen (surname)

Boscawen is a surname of Cornish origin, derived from

Boscawen-Un Boscawen-Ûn () is a Bronze Age stone circle close to St Buryan in Cornwall, UK. It consists of nineteen upright stones in an ellipse with another, leaning, middle stone just south of the centre. There is a west-facing gap in the circle, which ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Boscawen (1862–1939), Cornish gardener, horticulturist and clergyman *

Charles Boscawen Charles Boscawen (1627–1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1689. Origins Boscawen was the son of Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan, Cornwall by his wife Margaret Rolle, daughter of Robert Rolle ...

(1627–1689), English politician * Edward Boscawen (1628–1685), English politician *

Edward Boscawen Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen, PC (19 August 171110 January 1761) was a British admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall, England. He is known principally for his various naval commands during ...

(1711–1761), British admiral, third son of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth *

Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth (10 May 1787 – 29 December 1841), known as the Viscount Falmouth between 1808 and 1821, was a British peer and politician. Background Falmouth was the son of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth and El ...

(1787–1841), British peer and politician *

Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (18 March 1819 – 6 November 1889), was a breeder of race horses and the winner of many classic races. Personal life His parents were the Reverend Hon John Evelyn Boscawen, Canon of Canterbury, (1790� ...

(1819–1889), horse breeder and classic race winner *

Evelyn Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth Major General Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth, (24 July 1847 – 1 October 1918) was a British peer and British Army officer. Military career Boscawen was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards: he played cricket for the ...

(1847–1918), British army officer *

George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, PC (6 May 1758 – 11 February 1808), was a British army officer and statesman in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This included service as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ...

(1758–1808), British army officer and statesman *

George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth George Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth (8 July 1811 – 29 August 1852), styled Lord Boscawen-Rose between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and politician. Falmouth was the son of Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth and Anne Frances Bank ...

(1811–1852), British peer and politician *

George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth George Hugh Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth, (31 October 1919 – 7 March 2022), was a British peerage of Great Britain, peer and landed gentry, landowner. His subsidiary titles were 9th Baron Boscawen-Rose and 16th Baron le Despencer (created ...

(1919– ), British peer *

Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (pronounced "Boscowen") ( ; ca. 1680 – 25 October 1734), was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage ...

(c. 1680–1734), British peer and politician *

Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth General Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth (20 March 1707 – 4 February 1782), styled The Honourable Hugh Boscawen between 1720 and 1734, was a British soldier and politician. Boscawen was the eldest son of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth, ...

(1707–1782), British peer and politician *

Hugh Boscawen (1625–1701) Hugh Boscawen (1625 – 30 May 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on seven occasions between 1646 and 1701. Origins Boscawen was the second son of Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan, Cornwall by his wife Margaret Rolle, d ...

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