Person

Edward Cornwallis

b. 22 Feb 1713
d. 14 Jan 1776, England

Later Governor of Nova Scotia (1749-1752), in which capacity he engaged in genocidal persecution of the Indigenous Mi'kmaq.

Name
forenameEdward
surnameCornwallis
regEdward Cornwallis
affiliation
Lieutenant-Colonel, Bligh's (20th) Regiment
sex
Male
occupation
Groom of the Bedchamber(1747–1763)
Member of Parliament(1743–1749)
Soldier (Officer)(1730)
Governor of Nova Scotia
Governor of Gibraltar
faith
Anglican
Languages Known
English, Latin
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