Sir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet


Sir Samuel Cornish

Portrait by Tilly Kettle, 1768
Bornc. 1715
Great Britain
Died30 October 1770 (aged c. 64–65)
Great Britain
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1728–1770
RankVice-Admiral of the Red
CommandsHMS Namur
HMS Guernsey
HMS Stirling Castle
HMS Union
East Indies Station
Conflicts

Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet, FRS (c. 1715 – 30 October 1770) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented New Shoreham in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1765 to 1770. He served in the War of Jenkins' Ear, War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War.