Baron Cornwallis is a title that has been created twice, once in the

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and once in the

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. The holders of the first creation were later made Earl Cornwallis and Marquess Cornwallis, but these titles are now extinct. For information on the first creation, see the

Earl Cornwallis Earl Cornwallis was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1753 for Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis. The second Earl was created Marquess Cornwallis but this title became extinct in 1823, while the earldom and its ...

. The second creation came in the

in 1927 when the

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politician

Fiennes Cornwallis Major Fiennes Cornwallis, born Fiennes Wykeham-Martin (1 November 1831 – 24 April 1867), was a British Army officer and related to the Cornwallis family. Early life Born 1 November 1831 at Leeds Castle, Kent, England, he was the son of Char ...

was created Baron Cornwallis, of Linton in the County of Kent. He had previously represented

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in Parliament and served as chairman of the

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from 1910 to 1930. He was the son of

(who had been born Fiennes Wykeham-Martin but had assumed the surname of Cornwallis by Royal licence in 1859), son of Charles Wykeham-Martin and Lady Jemima Isabella, daughter of James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis. The first Baron's second but eldest surviving son, the second Baron, also served as chairman of the

and was

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. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in March 2010. His wife, Sara, serves as Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.

Barons Cornwallis, First creation (1661)

*see

Barons Cornwallis, Second creation (1927)

* Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis (1864–1935) *

Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis (4 March 1892 – 4 January 1982), was a British peer, cavalry officer and amateur cricketer. He served during the First World War and was later prominent in public life in the county of ...

(1892–1982) *

Fiennes Neil Wykeham Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis Fiennes Neil Wykeham Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, OBE, DL (29 June 1921 – 6 March 2010) was a British peer. He was the younger child, and the only son, of Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis and Cecily Etha Mary (née Walker). He ...

(1921–2010) *Fiennes Wykeham Jeremy Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis (born 1946) The

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is the present holder's son the Honourable Fiennes Alexander Wykeham Martin Cornwallis (born 1987).

References

*Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition).
New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornwallis Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

1661 establishments in England 1852 disestablishments in England 1927 establishments in the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1661 Noble titles created in 1927 Noble titles created for UK MPs Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England

Barons Cornwallis, First creation (1661)

Barons Cornwallis, Second creation (1927)

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