Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis PC (1675 – 20 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, as a Whig. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk 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 in the Cabinet of Walpole and Townshend.[1]
Family
A grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, he married Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, on 6 June 1699.[1] They had 10 children:
- Charles
- Stephen
- Charlotte (1704–?)
- John (1705–1768)
- Richard (1708–1741)
- Elizabeth (1709–?)
- Mary (1711–?)
- Edward and Frederick
- Henry (1715–?)
He was the grandfather of Charles, William, and James Cornwallis; the great-grandfather of Charles Cornwallis; 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.
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References
- ^ a b Mosley 2003, p. 903
Bibliography
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Genealogical Books.
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Eye 1695–1698 With: Thomas Davenant 1690–1695 Sir Joseph Jekyll 1697–1710 | Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Postmaster-General 1715–1721 With: James Craggs the Elder | Succeeded by Edward Harrison Edward Carteret |
Preceded by | Paymaster of the Forces 1721– 1722 | Succeeded by |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1698–1703 | Succeeded by |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Baron Cornwallis 1698–1722 | Succeeded by |
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