James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis, known as James Cornwallis until 1814 and as James Mann between 1814 and 1823 and styled Viscount Brome between 1823 and 1824, was a British peer and Tory politician.
Background
Born James Cornwallis, he was the only son of the Right Reverend James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, by Catherine, third daughter of Galfridus Mann, of Boughton Place, Boughton Malherbe, Kent, and sister of Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet.
Education
He was educated at Eton and Street John"s College, Cambridge, where he received his Master of Arts
Career
In 1798.
He was re-elected for the same constituency again in January 1807, but this time only held the seat until May of the same year. He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Brome in 1823 after his father succeeded in the earldom of Cornwallis. In the following year he himself succeeded in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.
Lord Cornwallis was married three times.
There were children from the first and third marriages. Lord Cornwallis died in May 1852, aged 73.
Their son Fiennes assumed the surname of Cornwallis in lieu of his family name in accordance with the will of Caroline Cornwallis. The Cornwallis title was revived in 1927 when Fiennes"s son and namesake Fiennes Cornwallis was made Baron Cornwallis.
He was the great-grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis.
The great-great-grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis. The great-great-great grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis. And the great-great-great-great grandson of Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis.
Membership
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 2nd United Kingdom Parliament. 3rd United Kingdom Parliament.
18th Parliament of Great Britain.