Baron Cornwallis is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The holders of the first creation were later made Earl Cornwallis and Marquess Cornwallis, but these titles are now extinct. For information on the first creation, see the Earl Cornwallis. The second creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1927 when the Conservative politician Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis was created Baron Cornwallis, of Linton in the County of Kent. He had previously represented Maidstone in Parliament and served as Chairman of the Kent County Council from 1910 to 1930. His second son, the second Baron, also served as Chairman of the Kent County Council and was Lord Lieutenant of Kent. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1982.
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Barons Cornwallis, First Creation (1661)
see the Earl Cornwallis
Barons Cornwallis, Second Creation (1927)
- Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis (1864-1935)
- Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis (1892-1982)
- Fiennes Neil Wykeham Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (b. 1921)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Fiennes Wykeham Jeremy Cornwallis (b. 25 May 1946)
See also
References
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition).
New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. ISBN 033338847X - Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
