Viscount Falmouth

Viscountcy of Falmouth
Arms of Boscawen: Ermine, a rose gules barbed and seeded proper
Creation date	1674 (first creation) 18 June 1720 (second creation)
Peerage	Peerage of England (first creation) Peerage of Great Britain (second creation)
First holder	George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (first creation) Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (second creation)
Present holder	George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth
Heir apparent	Hon. Evelyn Arthur Hugh Boscawen
Remainder to	Heirs male of the first viscount's body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Baron Boscawen-Rose
Extinction date	1716 (first creation)
Seat(s)	Tregothnan
Former seat(s)	Mereworth Castle
Armorial motto	Patience Passe Science ("Patience Surpasses Knowledge") In coelo quies ("In Heaven There is Rest")

Viscount Falmouth is a title that has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 for George FitzRoy, illegitimate son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers. He was created Earl of Northumberland at the same time and in 1683 he was made Duke of Northumberland. However, he left no heirs, so the titles became extinct at his death in 1716.

The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1720 for Hugh Boscawen (c.1680-1734). He was made Baron Boscawen-Rose at the same time, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Boscawen had earlier represented Tregony, Cornwall, Truro and Penryn in Parliament and notably served as Comptroller of the Household and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. His son, the second Viscount, was a General in the Army and also sat as a Member of Parliament for Truro. He later served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard. His nephew, the third Viscount, held office as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners from 1797 to 1799. His son, the fourth Viscount, represented Truro in the House of Commons. In 1821 he was created Earl of Falmouth, in the County of Cornwall, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He briefly represented Cornwall West in the House of Commons.