Cornwallis (disambiguation)
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Cornwallis is the name of an aristocratic English family, the Barons Cornwallis
Notable members of the family include:
- Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (1655-1698), who served as First Lord of the Admiralty
- Edward Cornwallis (1713-1766), British colonialist and founder of Halifax, Canada
- Frederick Cornwallis (1713-1783), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), British general during the American Revolution, and governor-general of India
- William Cornwallis (1744-1819), a British admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
Other people named Cornwallis:
- Sir William Cornwallis, a British essayist
- William Cornwallis Symonds, a British officer in New Zealand
- George Cornwallis-West, stepfather of Winston Churchill
- Cornwallis, a briefly seen character who is a child of Mr. Hanky on the television show South Park.
Places named Cornwallis:
- Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Dauan Island, Torres Strait, formerly known as Cornwallis Island
- Cornwallis Junior High School in Halifax, named for Edward Cornwallis
- Cornwallis, Manitoba, Canada
- Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Things named Cornwallis:
- HMS Cornwallis (1901), a British battleship
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