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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC (28 December 1655 – 29 April 1698) [1] was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, in which capacity he personally served as Colonel of the Suffolk Militia Horse in 1692. [2]
Apr 28, 2021 · Charles (Cornwallis) Cornwallis Third Baron Cornwallis of Eye is Notable. Charles Cornwallis was christened on 28 Dec 1655 in Culford, Suffolk, England. He was buried 5 May 1698 in Brome, Suffolk, England.
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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC (28 December 1655 – 29 April 1698) was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, in which capacity he personally served as Colonel of the Suffolk Militia Horse in 1692.
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b. c.1675, 1st s. of Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Stephen Fox*, and sis. of Charles Fox*. educ. Eton c.1690–4; Camb. Univ. LL.D. 1717. m. 6 June 1699 (with £3,000), Lady Charlotte Butler (d. 1725), da. and h. of Richard, 1st Earl of Arran [I] (d. 1686), 9s. 3da. suc. fa. as 4th Baron Cornwallis 29 Apr. 1698.1
Capt. 4 Drag. Gds. 1694–7; jt. postmaster gen. 1715–Apr. 1721; paymaster of forces Apr. 1721–d.; PC 11 Nov. 1721.2 Ld. lt. and custos rot. Suff. 1698–1703; recorder, Eye 1697–d; freeman, Bury St. Edmunds 1705.3
Cornwallis was brought up in the household of his grandfather Sir Stephen Fox, who paid for his education (to the tune of at least £4,000) and tried to safeguard his inheritance from the effects of his father’s extravagance. Cornwallis saw action as a volunteer in the Low Countries before being returned on the family’s interest for Eye, participati...
Apr 26, 2022 · Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. He succeeded his father Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis as Baron Cornwallis in 1673.
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