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Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis,PC (1675 – 20 January 1721/22) was a British politician.
He was the son ofCharles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (c. 1655 – 1693) and Elizabeth Fox (c. 1654 – 1680/81). On 29 April 1693, he succeeded his father asBaron Cornwallis.
His grandfather wasCharles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, who was the MP for Eye (1660-1662). Between 1695 and 1698, he sat asMember of Parliament forEye, as aWhig. He held the office ofLord-Lieutenant of Suffolk between 1698 and 1703, and the office ofJoint Postmaster-General between 1715 and 1721. The last two years of his life, from 1721 to January 1721/22 he held the office ofPaymaster of the Forces in theCabinet of Walpole and Townshend.[1]
A grandson ofCharles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, he married Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter ofRichard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, on 6 June 1699.[1] They had 10 children:
He was the grandfather ofCharles,William, andJames Cornwallis; the great-grandfather ofCharles Cornwallis; the 2nd great-grandfather ofJames Mann; the 3rd great-grandfather ofFiennes Cornwallis; the 4th great-grandfather ofFiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis; the 5th great-grandfather ofWykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis; and the 6th great-grandfather ofFiennes Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forEye 1695–1698 With:Thomas Davenant 1690–1695 Sir Joseph Jekyll 1697–1710 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Postmaster-General 1715–1721 With:James Craggs the Elder | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Paymaster of the Forces 1721– 1722 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1698–1703 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Baron Cornwallis 1698–1722 | Succeeded by |
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