Edward Cornwallis was a British career military officer and member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. After Cornwallis fought in Scotland, putting down the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, he was... Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1713, London, United Kingdom
Died: January 14, 1776 (age 62 years), Gibraltar
Siblings: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis
Previous offices: Governor of Gibraltar (1761–1776) and Governor of Nova Scotia (1749–1752)
Nieces: Lady Mary Cornwallis and Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis
Grandparents: Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis and Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran
Great-grandparents: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, Elizabeth Butler, and Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis
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