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Thomas Cornwallis

English politician
Person Human Q7788620

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1519
Date of death
1604, December 24, 1604[4]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament, Member of the October 1553 Parliament, Member of the April 1554 Parliament, Member of the 1558 Parliament[13][14][15][16][17]
Father
Sir John Cornwallis[5]
Mother
Mary Sulyard[6]
Spouse
Anne Jerningham[7]
Child
Charles Cornwallis, Sir William Cornwallis of Brome, Mary Cornwallis, Elizabeth Kitson, Alice Cornwallis[8][9][10][11][12]
Depicted by
Sir Thomas Cornwallis (1519–1604)[22]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23]
Different from
Thomas Cornwallis[24]
Family name
Cornwallis[20]
Given name
Thomas[21]
Honorific prefix
Sir[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Thomas Cornwallis en Sir Thomas Cornwallis of Brome en Thomas Cornwallis
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
000000005066050X
VIAF cluster ID
14603087
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2008188674
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
George Gower (c.1540-1596) - Sir Thomas Cornwallis (1519–1604) - 81031034 - Audley End House.jpg ↗
Biblissima authority ID
Czech Hockey Games
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
b73b51f4-4f90-498d-a0d4-abf6bcb7e390
Freebase ID
/m/0n45k97
Genealogics.org person ID
I00117592
Geni profile ID
6000000007573352253
History of Parliament ID
1509-1558/member/cornwallis-sir-thomas-151819-1604
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
6343
Prabook ID
1848588
Show all 21 identifiers +9
Rodovid ID
1449761
SNAC ARK ID
w6n32w3m
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
42990
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10002850
The Peerage person ID
p1753.htm#i17530
UK National Archives ID
F62289
WeRelate person ID
Thomas_Cornwallis_(2)
WikiTree person ID
Cornwallis-4
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkdjd4RfbkHGWQvtHHDMP

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Summary

Thomas Cornwallis was born in 1519[1]. He died in 1604[2]. He worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Who were Thomas Cornwallis's parents?

Thomas Cornwallis's father was Sir John Cornwallis[5]. Thomas Cornwallis's mother was Mary Sulyard[6].

Who was Thomas Cornwallis married to?

Thomas Cornwallis's spouses include Anne Jerningham[7].

What did Thomas Cornwallis do for work?

Thomas Cornwallis worked as a politician[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Steveprutz · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Thomas Cornwallis
    "Created claim: Different from: Thomas Cornwallis"
  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Mary Sulyard
    ISNI → 000000005066050X
    WeRelate person ID → Thomas_Cornwallis_(2)
    Image → George Gower (c.1540-1596) - Sir Thomas Cornwallis (1519–160, George Gower (c.1540-1596) - Sir Thomas Cornwallis (1519–160
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q32636, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
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