Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis
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Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Bt
Kt
(14 Mar 1610/1 – January 1662) was an English peer, MP and Privy Councillor.
He was the oldest surviving son of Sir William Cornwallis of Brome
, Suffolk
and his second wife Jane. He succeeded his half-brother Nicholas Bacon to the family estates in 1626.
He was created a baronet
in 1627 and knight
ed in 1630. He was elected as M.P.
for Eye
in 1640 and 1642. A royalist, he fought during the English Civil War
, and followed Charles II
into exile. Upon Charles’s restoration
in 1660, Cornwallis was made Treasurer of the Household
and a Privy Councillor. He was M.P. for Ipswich
from October to December 1660.
He died shortly after his creation on 20 April 1661 as Baron Cornwallis of Eye. He had married twice, firstly Elizabeth (died 1644), the daughter of Sir John Ashburnham of Ashburnham, Sussex with whom he had 3 sons (of which only one outlived him) and a daughter and secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Crofts of Little Saxham, Suffolk, with whom he had a further daughter.
Baronet
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Kt
Knight Bachelor
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(14 Mar 1610/1 – January 1662) was an English peer, MP and Privy Councillor.
He was the oldest surviving son of Sir William Cornwallis of Brome
Brome
Brome can refer to:*several species of grass, see Bromus*Brome, Suffolk*Brome, Germany, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany*Brome, Quebec, a village in Quebec, Canada* Brome, a former provincial electoral district in Quebec now part of Brome-Missisquoi...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
and his second wife Jane. He succeeded his half-brother Nicholas Bacon to the family estates in 1626.
He was created a baronet
Baronet
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in 1627 and knight
Knight
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ed in 1630. He was elected as M.P.
Member of Parliament
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for Eye
Eye (UK Parliament constituency)
Eye was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
in 1640 and 1642. A royalist, he fought during the English Civil War
English Civil War
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, and followed Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
into exile. Upon Charles’s restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
in 1660, Cornwallis was made Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
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and a Privy Councillor. He was M.P. for Ipswich
Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
from October to December 1660.
He died shortly after his creation on 20 April 1661 as Baron Cornwallis of Eye. He had married twice, firstly Elizabeth (died 1644), the daughter of Sir John Ashburnham of Ashburnham, Sussex with whom he had 3 sons (of which only one outlived him) and a daughter and secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Crofts of Little Saxham, Suffolk, with whom he had a further daughter.