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Sir Christopher Hawkins, 1st Baronet

Sir Christopher Hawkins, 1st Baronet

Former High Sheriff of Cornwall
Sir Christopher Hawkins, 1st Baronet, FRS was a Cornish landowner, mine-owner, Tory Member of Parliament, and patron of steam power. He was Recorder of Grampound, of Tregony, and of St Ives, Cornwall. Wikipedia
Born: May 29, 1758, Probus, United Kingdom
Died: April 6, 1829 (age 70 years)
Previous office: High Sheriff of Cornwall (1783–1783)
Education: Eton College