Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave

Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave
Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave
Born	December 1611
Died	24 August 1658
Title	2nd Earl of Mulgrave
Spouse	Elizabeth Cranfield
Children	John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Parent(s)	Sir John Sheffield ; Grizel Anderson
Relatives	Edmund 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

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]

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.

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

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.

Peerage of England
Preceded by Edmund Sheffield	Earl of Mulgrave 1646–1658	Succeeded by John Sheffield
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Mulgrave	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

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