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| Cornwallis, Charles, Viscount Brome. Adm. nobleman at CLARE, Dec. 31, 1755. S. and h. of Charles, Earl Cornwallis. B. Dec. 31, 1738. School, Eton. Matric. Easter, 1756. Went to the Military Academy at Turin. Ensign, Grenadier Guards, 1756; Lieut.-Col., 12th Foot, 1761; Col., 33rd Foot, 1766-1805; General, 1793. Fought at the battles of Minden (1759) and Kirch Donkern (1762). M.P. for Eye, 1760-2. Served in America, 1776-81. Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Cornwallis, June 23, 1762. Lord of the Bedchamber, 1765. A.D.C. to the King, 1765-6. Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent, 1766-9. Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, 1769-70. P.C., 1770. Envoy Extraordinary to Frederick the Great, 1785. Governor-General of Bengal, 1786-93 and 1805. Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1786-93. Effected reforms in the East Indian Administration. K.G., 1786. Created Marquess Cornwallis, Oct. 8, 1792. Lord-Lieut. of Ireland and Commander-in-Chief, 1798-1801. Assisted in carrying the Act of Union. Master-General of Ordnance, 1795-1801. Plenipotentiary at Amiens, 1801-2, signing the Treaty there Mar. 27, 1802. Died Oct. 5, 1805, at Ghazipore, Benares. M.I. in St Paul's Cathedral. Father of the next. (Eton Coll. Reg.; G.E.C., ed. Gibbs; D.N.B.) | Charles CORNWALLIS, Viscount Brome Approx. lifespan: 1738–1805 Adm nobleman Clare College 1755:12:31 s. and h. of Charles, Earl Cornwallis. CORNWALLIS b. 1738:12:31 Sch: Eton Matric 1756:04ET: Went to the Sch: Military Academy at Turin, [ Italy ] Ensign: Grenadier Guards 1756 Lieutenant-Colonel: 12th Foot 1761 Colonel: 33rd Foot 1766-1805 General 1793 Fought at the battles of Minden, [ Germany ] (1759) and Kirch Donkern [ Germany ???] (1762) M.P. for: : Eye 1760-62 Served in USA 1776-81 Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Cornwallis 1762:06:23 Lord of the Bedchamber 1765 A.D.C.: the King 1765-66 Chief Justice in: : Eyre, South of Trent, [XXX] 1766-69 Vice-Treasurer of: : Ireland 1769-70 P.C. 1770 Envoy Extraordinary to Frederick the Great, [ Germany ] 1785 Governor-General of Bengal , [ India ] 1786-93, and 1805 Commander: -in-Chief in the East Indies 1786-93 Effected reforms in the East Indian Administration. K.G. 1786 Created Marquess CORNWALLIS 1792:10:08 Lord-Lieutenant of: : Ireland and Commander: -in-Chief 1798-1801 Assisted in carrying the Act of Union. Master-General of: : Ordnance 1795-1801 Plenipotentiary at Amiens, [ France ] 1801-02, signing the Treaty there 1802:03:27 d. Ghazipore, Benares, [ India ] 1805:10:05 MI St Paul's Cathedral, [ London ] father of Charles CORNWALLIS, Viscount Brome (1792) ( Sch: Eton College Reg.; G.E.C., ed. Gibbs; D.N.B. ) [add:]Portrait, 1890, by Speed, after Copley, at Clare College . Originalat Guildhall, London [:add] [add:]Miniature by J. Smart at Fitzwilliam Museum (no. 3922)[:add] [add:]Goodison: CCS: 111; C. Portraits: 47[:add] |