William Cornwallis
English essayist and courtier
Facts
14 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- 1579, 1576[5]
- Date of death
- July 1, 1614
- Occupation
- politician, essayist
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1604-11 Parliament, Member of the 1614 Parliament[9][10][11]
- Father
- Charles Cornwallis[6]
- Mother
- Elizabeth Farnham[7]
- Child
- Thomas Cornwaleys[8]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17]
- Family name
- Cornwallis[15]
- Member of
- Addled Parliament[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir William Cornwallis
en William Cornwallis
it William Cornwallis il Giovane
🔖 Identifiers · 17
- VIAF cluster ID
- 306078003
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n87856812
- GND ID
- 118114611
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp00393270
- Early Modern Letters Online person ID
- e7de1336-4b40-4816-873e-6087460abc54
- Freebase ID
- /m/0cxz2r
- History of Parliament ID
- 1604-1629/member/cornwallis-sir-william-1579-1614
- J9U entity ID
- 987007314399205171
- National Library of Greece ID
- 120461
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
- mp89750
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 6345
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- Prabook ID
- 1861215
- Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
- 10002852
- The Peerage person ID
- p25286.htm#i252856
- WikiTree person ID
- Cornwallis-110
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJv4pdVWhv3wDy9t3tVt8C
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Summary
William Cornwallis was born in 1579[1]. He died on July 1, 1614[2]. He worked as a politician[3] and essayist[4].
FAQs
Who were William Cornwallis's parents?
William Cornwallis's father was Charles Cornwallis[6]. William Cornwallis's mother was Elizabeth Farnham[7].
What did William Cornwallis do for work?
William Cornwallis worked as a politician[3] and essayist[4].