- William Cornwallis-West
William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP (
20 March 1835 –4 July 1917 ), was a British politician.Born William Cornwallis West, he was the son of Frederick West, son of the Hon. Fredrick West, younger son of
John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr . His mother was Theresa, daughter of John Whitby. He was called to the Bar,Lincoln's Inn , in 1862. Cornwallis-West wasHigh Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1872,Lord-Lieutenant of Denbighshire from 1872 to 1917, aJustice of the Peace forHampshire and Denbighshire and an Honorary Colonel in the 4th Battalion of theRoyal Welch Fusiliers . In 1885 he was returned to Parliament for Denbighshire West, a seat he held until 1892. In 1895 he assumed bydeed poll the surname of Cornwallis-West. He lived atRuthin Castle , Denbighshire, and at Newlands Manor,Lymington , Hampshire.Cornwallis-West married Mary ("Patsy"), daughter of Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick, in 1872. She was known as a great beauty and leading socialite. One of their daughters was
Daisy, Princess of Pless ; another daughter, Constance Edwina, marriedHugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster . Cornwallis-West's son,George Cornwallis-West , was the second husband ofLady Randolph Churchill , mother ofWinston Churchill . Cornwallis-West died in July 1917, aged 82. Mrs Cornwallis-West died in July 1920.ee also
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Earl De La Warr References
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp54642 Mary Cornwallis-West at the National Portrait Gallery]External links
* [http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/microsite.asp?id=550§ion=2&aid=1038 Article on Mrs Cornwallis-West]
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