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    Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

    British Army officer (1738–1805)

    For other uses, see Charles Cornwallis (disambiguation).

    "Cornwallis" and "General Cornwallis" redirect here. For other uses, see Cornwallis (disambiguation) and General Cornwallis (disambiguation).

    The Most Honourable

    The Marquess Cornwallis

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    Portrait of Lord Cornwallis by Thomas Gainsborough, 1783

    In office
    30 July 1805 – 5 October 1805
    MonarchGeorge III
    Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
    Preceded byThe Marquess Wellesley
    Succeeded bySir George Barlow, Bt
    As Acting Governor-General
    In office
    12 September 1786 – 28 October 1793
    MonarchGeorge III
    Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
    Preceded bySir John Macpherson, Bt
    As Acting Governor-General
    Succeeded bySir John Shore
    In office
    14 June 1798 – 27 April 1801
    MonarchGeorge III
    Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
    Preceded byT

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    Early Life and Military Career

    Cornwallis was born on månad 31, 1738, in London, England, into an aristocratic family with a distinguished military pedigree. His own military career began in earnest during the sju Years’ War when he traveled to Germany and initially served as an aide-de-camp on the staff of the Marquess of Granby. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a regimental commander in 1761 and earning a citation for bravery for his performance in the Battle of Vellinghausen.

    Did you know? As Lord Lieutenant and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland, Cornwallis unsuccessfully argued for Catholic emancipation and helped secure övergång of the Act of Union, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

    With his father’s death in 1762, Cornwallis was elevated to become the 2nd Earl of Cornwallis and took his father’s seat in the House of Lords in Parliament. Amid rising tensions between Britain and its North American colonies, Cornwallis voted ag

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    Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis

    British peer

    Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl CornwallisPC (29 March 1700 – 23 June 1762), styled The Honourable Charles Cornwallis until 1722 and known as The Lord Cornwallis between 1722 and 1753, was a British peer.

    Background

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    Cornwallis was the son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis, by Lady Charlotte, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran. Edward Cornwallis and Frederick Cornwallis were his younger brothers.[citation needed] He was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge in 1717.[1]

    Career

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    Cornwallis succeeded his father in the barony in 1722. In 1740 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets and Constable of the Tower of London,[2] posts he held until 1762.[citation needed] In 1753 he was created Viscount Brome, in the County of Suffolk, and Earl Cornwallis.[3]

    Family

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