Hedges was returned unopposed as
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Mitchell at the
1722 general election. In 1726, he was sent as Envoy Extraordinary to Turin, where he assisted with negotiations on the repartition of the two Sicilies and the Milanese. At the
1727 general election, he was returned unopposed as MP for
Bossiney. In 1728, he was appointed Treasurer to the Prince of Wales, and held the post for the rest of his life. He was returned unopposed as MP for
Fowey at the
1734 general election. Hedges died unmarried on 20 June 1737. ==See also==