Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis

Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Portrait of Cornwallis (circa 1705-1715), by Sir Godfrey Kneller

Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis PC (1675 – 20 January 1721/22) was a British politician. He was the son of Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (c. 1655 – 1693) and Elizabeth Fox (c. 1654 – 1680/81). On 29 April 1693 he succeeded his father as Baron Cornwallis. He married Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, on 6 June 1699.[1] 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. The last two years of his life, from 1721 to January 1721/22 he held the office of Paymaster of the Forces in the Cabinet of Walpole and Townshend.[1][2]

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Henry Poley
Thomas Davenant
Member of Parliament for Eye
1695–1698
With: Thomas Davenant 1690–1695
Sir Joseph Jekyll 1697–1710
Succeeded by
Sir Joseph Jekyll
Hon. Spencer Compton
Political offices
Preceded by
Sir John Evelyn, Bt
Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt
Postmaster-General
1715–1721
With: James Craggs the Elder
Succeeded by
Edward Harrison
Edward Carteret
Preceded by
Robert Walpole
Paymaster of the Forces
1721– 1722
Succeeded by
The Earl of Wilmington
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord Cornwallis
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
1698–1703
Succeeded by
The Earl of Dysart
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Charles Cornwallis
Baron Cornwallis
1673–1698
Succeeded by
Charles Cornwallis

References

Bibliography
  • Mosley, Charles, ed (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. 1 (107th ed.). Genealogical Books. 

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