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 380 CORNWALLIS. III. 1673. 3. Charles (Cornwallis) Baron Cornwallis of Eye, 3rd, but 1st surv. s. and h., bap. at Cuiford, 28 Dec. 1 05S ; served in the King's troop of Horse Guards, 1673 ; took his seat l. r > Feb. 1676 ; Joint Registrar of the Court of Chancery, 1678; Lord Lieut, of Suffolk, 1SS9 ; P.C. 1692; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1692-1693; High Steward of Ipswich, 1692. He is said to have been "in the especial favour of King William," tho' 'according to "Orammont" ' he was a gambler. He m. m-stly, 27 Dee. 1673, at Westm. Abbey, Elizabeth, sister of the half-blood, to Stephen, 1st Earl ok IlchESTSb, da. of Sir Stephen Fox, by his 1st wife, Elizabeth, da. of William Whittle, of co. Lancaster, She d. at Tunbridge Wells, 28 Feb. 1680/1, aged 25, and wag bur. 5 March at Brome. M.I. He m. secondly, 6 May 16S8, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Anne, mo jure Duchbss ok BvccLEDcn [S.], widow of James, Duke ok Monmouth. Ho <'. 29 April and was bur. 5 May 1698, at Brome, co. Suffolk. Will dat. » Uct. 1697, pr, 5 Aug. 1698 by his son Charles. His widow d. 6 Feb. 1732 in her 81st year, iuhI was bur. at Dalkeith. Will dat. 16 March 1723, pr. Feb. 1732. IV. 1698. |, Charles (Cornwallis), Baron Cornwallis of Eve, 1st s. and h. by 1st wife ; b. 1675 ; served in the campaigns in Flanders; M.P. for Eye, 1695-98; took his seat in the House of Lords, 11 May 1698; Lord Lieut, of Suffolk, 1698-1703; Joint Postmaster Geu., 1715-21; er. LL.D., Cambridge, 16 Oct. 1717 ; Paymaster Gen. of the Forces, and P.C., 1721 ; Recorder of Eye, &e. He m. 5 June 1699, at Martin's-in-the-Fields (Lie. Fac. Office) Charlotte, only surv. da. and h. of Richard (Butler), Eaiil of Aiiiian [I.], by his second wife Dorothy, da. of John Fhhhehs. He d. 19 Jan. 1721/2, in his 47th year, and was bur. at Gilford. Will pr. Feb. 1721/2.( c ) His widow d. 8 Aug. 1725. Will pr. Sep. 1725. V. 1722. Earldom. I 1753. 5 and 1. Charles (Cornwallis), Bahon Cornwallis of Eye, 1st s. and h., 4. and bap. 29 March 1700, at St. Martin's-in-the- Fields; Groom of the Bedchamber, 1721 ; C'h- Justice in Eyre, south of Trent, 1722-40. Constable of the Tower, Lord Lieut, of the Tower Hamlets, Col. of 1st Keg. of Tower Hamlets Militia, and P.C, all in 1740, till his death. On 30 June 1753 he was c>: VISCOUNT BROME of co. Suffolk and EAKL CORNWALLIS. He m. 28 Nov. 1722, at St. James, Westm., Elizabeth, 1st da. of Charles (Townshknd), 2nd Viscount Towns- hknd ok Raynham, by his 1st wife, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas (Pelham), 1st Baron PelhaM of Laughton. He d. at the Hot Wells, near Bristol, 23 June 1762, and was bur. the 26th at Cuiford. Will pr. Sep. 1762. His widow d. 1 Dec. 1785, and was bur. at Cuiford. Earldom II. J Barony, VI. Marquassate, I. 1792. >1762. 1 2, 6 and 1. Charles (Corkwalus) Earl Coiwwallxs, Viscount Bromk and Bakon Coiinwaiub ok Eye, 1st s. and h. 6. 31 Dec 1738 in Grosvenor Sq. ; ed. at Eton and at the Military Academy of Turin ; Ensign, Gren. Guards, 1756 ; aide-de-camp to the Marquess of Granby (in Germany) 1758-59, and was, as Lieut.-Col. of the 12th Foot, at the battle of Kirch, Donkern, &c. M.P. for Eye, 1760-62. On his accession to the Peerage, he joined the Whig party and, under the Rockingham and Grafton Ministry, was Lord of the Bedchamber and aide- de-camp to the King, 1765-69, and Ch. Justice in Eyre, Col. 33rd Foot, 1766, becoming, subsequently, Major-Gen., General, 1793. Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, 1 769-70 ; P.O., 1770 ; Constable of tho Tower, &c, 1770 to Feb.. 1784, and again Nov. 1784, till his death. In the war with America (tho' opposed to the measures that caused it) he held most important command, winning the victory of Brnndywino, 13 Sep. 1777, and occupying Philadelphia ; winning a decisive victory at Camden, 16 Aug. 1780, and south of Trent, 1766-69. 1775 ; Lieut.-Gen., 1777 (°) " A gentleman of sweet disposition, a great lover of the Constitution, and well esteemed in his native county of Suffolk ; 1 inclining to fat, fair complexion,"— Machy't Ckaractert.