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Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis (5 March 1713 – 14 January 1776) was a British military officer who was the first Governor of Nova Scotia at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He later served as the Governor of Gibraltar. He was the sixth son of Charles, fourth Baron Cornwallis, and Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of the Earl of Arran. The Cornwallis family possessed large estates at Culford in ...
Edward Cornwallis arrived in Nova Scotia in June 1749 replacing Richard Philipps as governor. While he only remained in Nova Scotia for three years he certainly left his mark. First, he is considered the founder of Halifax which replaced Annapolis Royal as the Capital of Nova Scotia.
Edward Cornwallis (Londra, 5 marzo 1713 – Gibilterra, 14 gennaio 1776) è stato un generale britannico. Fondò la città di Halifax , in Nuova Scozia , con 2.576 coloni e prestò in seguito servizio come Governatore di Gibilterra.
The Hon. Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, was born at 14 Leicester Square, London, on March 5th., 1713 (not Feb. 22nd., as stated by several writers). He was the sixth son of Charles, fourth Baron Cornwallis. His mother was Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of Richard Earl of Arran, and grand-daughter of James Butler, the famous first ...
3 de dic. de 2020 · Edward Cornwallis was a British career military officer and was a part of the aristocratic Cornwallis family. He attained the rank of Lieutenant General. He was the founder of Halifax in 1749, governor of Nova Scotia from 1749-52, military leader, and governor of Gibraltar from 1762-76. See the fact file below for more information on the Edward ...
Edward Cornwallis, the sixth son of Baron Charles Cornwallis, was born on February 22nd, 1713, in London. From an early age he seemed destined for a life of success, due to his high birth and his royal connections, for he was made a royal page to George II when he was only twelve years old. As a
Lieut-General Hon. Edward Cornwallis. This 1750s painting, by Sir Joshua Reynolds shows Cornwallis in a regimental uniform that conforms to the colours of the 24th at that time, ie. green facings with silver lace. He had the rank of Lieutenant-General and would be expected to wear a general officer's uniform but he has chosen to sit for the ...
