Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth
| Evelyn Boscawen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1819 |
| Died | 6 November 1889 (aged 70) |
| Residence | Tregothnan |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |
Eton College University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Horse breeder |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton |
| Children | Mary Elizabeth Frances Catherine Evelyn Edward Thomas Hugh le Despencer Edith Maria Mabel Emma John Richard De Clare |
| Parent(s) | John Evelyn Boscawen and Catherine Elizabeth Annesley |
Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (18 March 1819 – 6 November 1889), was a breeder of race horses and the winner of many classic races.
His parents were the Reverend Hon John Evelyn Boscawen, Canon of Canterbury, (1790 – 12 April 1851) and Catherine Elizabeth Annesley (died 30 July 1859). Boscawen was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford and was called to the bar in 1841. On his marriage to Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton (24 March 1822 – 20 November 1891) on 29 July 1845, he acquired Mereworth Castle, near Maidstone, Kent. His wife was the 17th Baroness le Despencer. They had six children:-
On the death of his cousin, George Boscawen (8 July 1811 – 29 August 1852), he succeeded to the titles of Viscount and 6th Baron of Boscawen Rose, Cornwall. He also succeeded to the family seat of the Boscawens at Tregothnan.
Lord Falmouth died on 6 November 1889 and is buried at St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth.
In 1845 following his marriage, he had access to Mereworth Castle in Kent which became the site of a large and successful stud, breeding Thoroughbred horses, and winning many classic races. He originally used the pseudonym Mr Valentine when he first started to race horses; his horses were first trained by John Scott at Malton, North Yorkshire and when Scott died in 1871 he had them trained by Mathew Dawson at Newmarket.Fred Archer, an apprentice of Dawson's, became Lord Falmouth's retained jockey in 1874 following Archer's win in that years 2,000 Guineas. Archer is described by the National Horseracing Museum as ″... the best all-round jockey that the Turf has ever seen ...″, winning 2,748 races including 21 Classics — over half were for Lord Falmouth.
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