Charles Cornewall
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For the 18th-century Speaker of the House of Commons, see Charles Wolfran Cornwall.
Vice Admiral Charles Cornewall or Cornwall (1669 – 7 October 1718), of Berrington, Herefordshire, was an officer in the Royal Navy and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1709 and 1718.
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Charles Cornewall | |
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Born | 1669 Eye, Herefordshire |
Died | 7 October 1718(1718-10-07) (aged 49) Lisbon |
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Allegiance | Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1683–1707) Royal Navy (1707–1718) |
Years of service | 1683–1718 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral of the Blue |
Commands held | HMS Portsmouth HMS Adventure HMS Plymouth HMS Kent HMS Shrewsbury HMS Exeter HMS Orford HMS Dreadnought Mediterranean Fleet |
Battles/wars | Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance |
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