Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis
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| Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis |
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 Fiennes Cornwallis c. 1902
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| Born | Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis 27 May 1864 Chalcombe Priory, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
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| Died | 26 September 1935 (aged 71) Linton , Kent, England |
| Nationality |  British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Title | 1st Baron Cornwallis |
| Successor | 2nd Baron Cornwallis |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Mabel (née Leigh) |
| Children | 7 |
Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis,
(27 May 1864 – 26 September 1935), was a British Conservative politician.
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[edit] Early life
Lord Cornwallis was born 27 May 1864 at Chalcombe Priory, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. the eldest son of Major Fiennes Cornwallis [1] and Harriet Elizabeth (née Mott).
Had one brother and two sisters [2] and was educated at Eton College. [3]
[edit] Political career
He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Maidstone in 1888, a seat he held until 1895 and again from 1898 to 1900. He was also Chairman of the Kent County Council between 1910 and 1930. In 1927 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cornwallis [4] , of Linton in the County of Kent.
[edit] Family life
Lord Cornwallis married Mabel Leigh, daughter of Oswald Peter Leigh, in 1886. They had seven children, three sons and four daughters. [5] Their eldest son Lieutenant Fiennes Wykeham Mann Cornwallis was killed in Ireland in May 1921 during the Irish War of Independence.
Lord Cornwallis died on September 1935, aged 71, and was succeeded in the barony by his second son Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis. Lady Cornwallis died in 1957.
[edit] Freemasonry
Was an emanate Freemason and was Provincial Grand master of Kent and a Past Grand Warden [6] in the United Grand Lodge of England. Stanley Wykeham Lodge 6599 [7] was named for him.
[edit] Bibliography
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition).
New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. ISBN 033338847X
[edit] Notes
- ^ Was born Fiennes Wykeham-Martin, but changed his name to Cornwallis after an inheritance.
- ^ His siblings were:-
- ^ Old Etonians born in 1860's
- ^ Second creation of Baron Cornwallis in 1927, first being in 1661
- ^ His children were:-
- Lt. Fiennes Wykeham Mann Cornwallis, 1890 – 1921
- Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, 1892 – 1982
- Capt. Oswald Wykeham Cornwallis, R.N., 1894 – 1974
- Lady Julia Dorothy Cochrane (née Cornwallis), 1887 – 1971
- Lady Vere Mabel Steel (née Cornwallis), 1889 – 1964
- Hon. Yvonne Cecil (née Cornwallis), 1896 – 1983
- Hon. Bridget Frances Kate Petherick (née Cornwallis) born 1900
- ^ A Past rank is an honorific title and not an active officer.
- ^ Stanley Wykeham Lodge 6599
[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
- The Decendants of William the Conqueror Page 104
- Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science The Conwallis Family
- Province of East Kent History of our Province
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Henry Ross Sir Frederick Seager Hunt |
Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1888–1895 1898–1900 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Seager Hunt John Barker |
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| Preceded by ' |
Chairman of Kent County Council 1910 – 1930 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baron Cornwallis 1927–1935 |
Succeeded by Wykeham Cornwallis |
| Freemasonry offices | ||
| Preceded by Earl Amherst |
Provincial Grand Master of Kent 1905 – 1935 |
Succeeded by 2nd Baron Cornwallis |
