Charles Cornewall

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Vice-Admiral

Charles Cornewall
Born1669
Eye, Herefordshire
Died7 October 1718(1718-10-07) (aged 49)
Lisbon, Portugal
Buried
Westminster Abbey
AllegianceEngland
Great Britain
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1683–1718
RankVice-Admiral of the Blue
CommandsHMS Portsmouth
HMS Adventure
HMS Plymouth
HMS Kent
HMS Shrewsbury
HMS Exeter
HMS Orford
HMS Dreadnought
Mediterranean Fleet
ConflictsNine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Quadruple Alliance

Vice-Admiral of the Blue Charles Cornewall (1669 – 7 October 1718) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who represented Bewdley and Weobley in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1709 and 1718.

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