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Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, GCB (10 February 1744 – 5 July 1819) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown.
May 26, 2023 · November 20, 1519 (44-53) Oakley Manor, Oakley, Suffolk, Englane. Place of Burial: Oakley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Thomas Cornwallis, Esquire of Broome and Lady Phillipe Cornwallis. Husband of Elizabeth Cornwallis. Father of Margaret Isabel Cornwallis; Sir John Cornwallis, I, Kt.;
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Sir William Cornwallis (c. 1576 – 1 July 1614) was an early English essayist and served as a courtier and member of Parliament. His essays, influenced by the style of Montaigne , rather than that of Francis Bacon , became a model for later English essayists.
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, GCB (10 February 1744 – 5 July 1819) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown.
Sir William CORNWALLIS of Brome Hall, Knight. Born: ABT 1545, Brome, Suffolk, England. Died: 13 Nov 1611. Father: Thomas CORNWALLIS of Brome Hall (Sir) (See his Biography) Mother: Anne JERNINGHAM. Married 1: Lucy NEVILLE. Children: 1. Elizabeth CORNWALLIS (V. Lumley) (m.1 Sir William Sandys - m.2 Richard Lumley, 1° V. Lumley) 2. Son CORNWALLIS. 3.
A biography of the British naval officer who fought in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars. Learn about his early career, his commands, his battles, his family and his legacy.
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Sir William Cornwallis of Brome (c. 1549– 13 November 1611) was an English courtier and politician. [1] Life. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary, and his wife Anne Jerningham. He became a courtier at around age 21, spent heavily to secure position there, and married by 1578, [1] Lucy Neville.
