James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis

James Cornwallis

Ink sketch of a young man in a loose-fitting shirt, viewed in profile, holding a sketch-book containing drawings

James Cornwallis aboard HMS Pallas, 1774
Born (1743-02-25)25 February 1743
Died 20 January 1824(1824-01-20) (aged 80)
Nationality English
Occupation

James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis (25 February 1743 – 20 January 1824) was a British clergyman, and peer.

Cornwallis was the third son of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of the 2nd Viscount Townshend, and niece of Sir Robert Walpole. His uncle, Frederick, was Archbishop of Canterbury. Frederick's twin brother, Edward, was a military officer, colonial governor, and founder of Halifax, Nova Scotia. James's brother William was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. His other brother, Charles, would go down in history as the general who "lost" the American Revolutionary War.

He was Rector of Ickham from 1769–73, of Addisham-with-Staple from 1770–81, of Newington in 1770, Prebendary of Westminster Abbey from 1770–85, Vicar of Wrotham from 1771–85, Rector of Boughton Malherbe from 1773–85 and Dean of Canterbury from 1775-81. In 1774-75 he served as Master's Mate aboard HMS Pallas, which was under the command of his brother William and stationed off the west African coast.[1]

On 30 April 1771 Cornwallis married Catherine Mann (a sister of Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet) and they had one child, James. In 1814, he inherited Sir Horatio's estate at Linton Park. In 1823 he inherited the earldom of Cornwallis from his nephew, Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis but held the title for less than a year, when it passed to his son.

In 1781 he was appointed Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and was Dean of Windsor from 1791–94 and Dean of Durham from 1794 before dying in office in 1824.

References

  1. Quarm, Roger. "An Album of Drawings by Gabriel Bray RN, HMS Pallas 1774-75". The Mariner's Mirror (Portsmouth, United Kingdom: Society for Nautical Research) 81 (1): 41. doi:10.1080/00253359.1995.10656531. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Religious titles
Preceded by
John Moore
Dean of Canterbury
17751781
Succeeded by
George Horne
Preceded by
Richard Hurd
Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
17811824
Succeeded by
Henry Ryder
Preceded by
John Douglas
Dean of Windsor
17911794
Succeeded by
Charles Manners-Sutton
Preceded by
John Hinchcliffe
Dean of Durham
17941824
Succeeded by
Charles Hall
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Charles Cornwallis
Earl Cornwallis
18231824
Succeeded by
James Cornwallis
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