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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence .
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]
Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis (d. 20 March 1796), married Bowen Southwell in July 1753; Lady Charlotte Cornwallis (d. 11 March 1794), married 8 April 1756 Bishop Spencer Madan and had issue. He died in June 1762, aged 62, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles, who became a prominent military commander and was created Marquess Cornwallis in 1792.
The Cornwallis family are an English aristocratic family headed by the Baron Cornwallis. The family was previously headed by the Earls and Marquesses of Cornwallis . Subcategories
General Cornwallis requested a cease fire on October 17, 1781, and selected the house as the site for surrender negotiations, likely due to its neutral and convenient location. [4] Washington's and Cornwallis's representatives met at the house the following day, where they negotiated Articles of Capitulation. [ 4 ]
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.
Neville was the second son of Richard Griffin Neville, 3rd Baron Braybrooke (1783–1858), by his wife Lady Jane Cornwallis (1798–1856), daughter of the 2nd Marquess Cornwallis. His father was a maternal descendant of the Neville family. He was born in 1823, and was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [2]
Her parents were Thomas Cornwallis and Anne Jerningham. Her brothers were the diplomat Sir Charles Cornwallis and the politician Sir William Cornwallis and she had three sisters. [1] Elizabeth received the training necessary to be the household manager of a rich family. Lady Elizabeth Kitson, Sir Thomas Kytson and his first wife.