Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis (167520 January 1721/22) was a British politician.
Background
He was the son of
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (c. 1655 – 1693) and Elizabeth Fox (c. 1654 – 1680/81). On 29 April 1693, he succeeded his father as
Baron Cornwallis.
Political career
His grandfather was
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, who was the MP for Eye (1660-1662). Between 1695 and 1698, he sat as
Member of Parliament for
Eye
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In higher organisms, the ey ...
, as a
Whig. He held the office of
Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk
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Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk
* Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 ''jointly with''
*? 1551– ...
between 1698 and 1703, and the office of
Joint Postmaster-General between 1715 and 1721. The last two years of his life, from 1721 to January 1721/22 he held the office of
Paymaster of the Forces
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in the
Cabinet of Walpole and Townshend.
Family
A grandson of
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, he married Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran
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, on 6 June 1699.
They had 10 children:
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Charles
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*
Stephen
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* Charlotte (1704–?)
* John (1705–1768)
* Richard (1708–1741)
* Elizabeth (1709–?)
* Mary (1711–?)
*
Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
and
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Given name
Nobility
= Anhalt-Harzgerode =
* Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
= Austria =
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...
* Henry (1715–?)
He was the grandfather of
Charles
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,
William
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, and
James Cornwallis; the great-grandfather of
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading Britis ...
; the 2nd great-grandfather of
James Mann; the 3rd great-grandfather of
Fiennes Cornwallis; the 4th great-grandfather of
Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis; the 5th great-grandfather of
Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis; and the 6th great-grandfather of
Fiennes Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis.
Ancestry
References
Bibliography
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1675 births
1722 deaths
17th-century English nobility
18th-century English nobility
Lord-lieutenants of Suffolk
Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain
Paymasters of the Forces
Postmasters general of the United Kingdom
Charles
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Barons Cornwallis
Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
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