Edward Cornwallis
Edward Cornwallis
Edward Cornwallis was a British career military officer and was a member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. After Cornwallis fought in Scotland, putting down the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, he was appointed Groom of the Chamber for King George II. He was then made Governor of Nova Scotia (1749–1752), one of the colonies in North America, and assigned to establish the new town of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Later Cornwallis returned to London, where he was elected as MP for Westminster and married the niece of Robert Walpole, Great Britain's first Prime Minister. Cornwallis was next appointed as Governor of Gibraltar.
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Date of Birth
March 5th, 1713
Age
311
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
January 14th, 1776
Died Aged
62
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Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Father
Lady Charlotte Butler
Mother
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis
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