NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Cornwallis, Edward, 1713-1776 NRA: Cornwallis Edward (1713-1776) Lieutenant General Colonial Governor DNB: Cornwallis, Edward (1713–1776), army officer and colonial governor LBT ID: EdCornw1776 VIAF ID: 44158243 LOC ID: nr92000485 | B/BAP: 1713-03-05 DIED: 1776-01-14 |
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The twin brother of Frederick Cornwallis, archbishop of Canterbury; educated at Eton, he
was a military officer, MP, and governor of Nova Scotia (1749) and Gibralter (1762). | |