Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
George IV | |
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Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland Spencer Perceval The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Earl of Albemarle |
Succeeded by | The Lord Maryborough |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 October 1774 |
Died | 9 August 1823 | (aged 48)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Lady Louisa Gordon |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823), styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British
Background
Cornwallis was the only son of General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, by his wife Jemima (née Jones). His mother died when he was four years old.[1] He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, receiving his M.A. in 1795.[2]
Career
In 1795 Cornwallis was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for
On 26 May 1803 he was appointed Colonel of the East Suffolk Militia, and continued in command until his death.[6][7]
Family
Lord Cornwallis married Lady Louisa Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, in 1797. They had five daughters, including Lady Jane Cornwallis, wife of Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, and Lady Jemima Cornwallis, wife of Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans. He died in August 1823, aged 48. The marquessate became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in his remaining titles by his uncle, the Right Reverend James Cornwallis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c thepeerage.com Sir Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
- ^ "Cornwallis, Charles, Viscount Brome (CNWS792C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ British History Online: The buckhounds 1660-1837
- ^ War Office, A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2.
- ^ Lt-Col E.A.H. Webb, History of the 12th (The Suffolk) Regiment 1685–1913, London: Spottiswoode, 1914/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-116-0, pp. 431–2.