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About James Cornewall
Captain James Cornewall was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who became a national hero following his death in action at the Battle of Toulon in 1744. Cornewall's monument in Westminster Abbey was the first ever to be erected by the Parliament of Great Britain at public expense.
Everything about James Cornewall →- Occupation
- military officer, politician
- Position held
- member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain
- Born
- November 17, 1698
- Died
- February 11, 1744