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British politician (1735–1789) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the early 18th-century Admiral, see Charles Cornewall.
Charles Wolfran Cornwall (15 June 1735 – 2 January 1789) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1789. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1780 to 1789.[1]
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Charles Wolfran Cornwall | |
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Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain | |
In office 31 October 1780 – 2 January 1789 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Frederick North Charles Watson-Wentworth William Petty William Cavendish-Bentinck William Pitt |
Preceded by | Fletcher Norton |
Succeeded by | William Grenville |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 June 1735 (2024-08-06UTC05:58:05) Winchester |
Died | 2 January 1789 (1789-01-03) (aged 53) London |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Elizabeth Jenkinson |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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