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William Cornwallis (died 1614)
Sir William Cornwallis (c. 1579 – 1 July 1614) was an early English essayist and served as a courtier and member of Parliament. His essays, influenced by the style of Montaigne, rather than that of Francis Bacon, became a model for later English essayists. He has sometimes been confused with his uncle of the same name.
==Life==
Cornwallis was baptised in Fincham, Norfolk, the eldest child of the diplomat Sir Charles Cornwallis by his first wife Ann (c. 1550–1584, the widow of Richard Nicoll), the daughter of Thomas Fincham, whose family resided in Fincham for 500 years. Cornwallis was the member of Parliament for Orford in 1604 and 1614.〔Blyth, p. 15〕 He was knighted in 1599 after serving in the Earl of Essex's Irish campaign.〔
Cornwallis is often confused with his uncle of the same name (c. 1551–1611), who was the father of Anne Cornwallis, Countess of Argyll, second wife of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll. His uncle (rather than he) was a friend of Ben Jonson. This William Cornwallis is sometimes described as "the younger" to differentiate him from his uncle, who is often described as "the elder".〔〔Hebel, J. William (ed.). ("Notes" on Cornwallis ), ''Prose of the English Renaissance'', Ardent Media, 1952〕
On 26 August 1595, Cornwallis married Katherine ''née'' Parker, by whom he had eleven children.〔 He spent freely and accumulated debts paid by selling family estates.〔〔Fakundiny, (pp. 192–93 )〕 When James I assumed the throne in 1603, Cornwallis became a member of the privy chamber. After 1605, he spent most of his life in studious retirement. He died in 1614 leaving his wife and eight surviving children destitute. He was buried in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.〔
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