Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (28 December 1655 – 29 April 1698) was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. He succeeded his father as Baron Cornwallis in 1673. That same year he married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Stephen Fox; their son Charles later succeeded as 4th Baron Cornwallis. After his first wife's death, Lord Cornwallis married Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, widow of the Duke of Monmouth. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... Baron Cornwallis is a British peerage title. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... Sir Stephen Fox (March 27, 1627 - October 28, 1716), English politician, was the son of William Fox, of Farley, in Wiltshire, a yeoman farmer. ... Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (February 11, 1651–February 6, 1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. ... James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Crofts, later Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch (April 9, 1649–July 15, 1685) recognised by some as James II of England and James VII of Scotland, was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the son of Charles II and...