Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823), styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British

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politician. He served as

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between 1807 and 1823.

Background

Cornwallis was the only son of General

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, by his wife Jemima (née Jones). His mother died when he was four years old.thepeerage.com Sir Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
/ref> He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, receiving his M.A. in 1795.

Political career

In 1795 Cornwallis was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Eye (alongside his uncle

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), a seat he held until 1796. He then sat as a

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for Suffolk until 1805, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the

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. In 1807 he was appointed

, a post he held until his death fourteen years later.British History Online: The buckhounds 1660-1837
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Family

Lord Cornwallis married Lady Louisa Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, in 1797. They had five daughters, including Lady Jane Cornwallis, wife of

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, and Lady Jemima Cornwallis, wife of

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. He died in August 1823, aged 48. The marquessate became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in his remaining titles by his uncle, the Right Reverend James Cornwallis.

References

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