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Vice-Admiral of the RedSir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet, FRS (c.1715 – 30 October 1770) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented New Shoreham in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1765 to 1770. He served in the War of Jenkins' Ear, War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War.
Samuel Cornish was born c.1715 and joined the Royal Navy in 1728. Having been promoted to lieutenant in 1739, he participated in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741.[1] In 1742, Cornish was promoted to captain and was appointed as the flag captain of HMS Namur under Vice-admiral Thomas Mathews, serving under him in the Mediterranean.[1] He was given command of HMS Guernsey later that year and commissioned HMS Stirling Castle in 1755.[1] He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1749.[2] In 1758 Cornish transferred to HMS Union.[1]
In 1759 Cornish took part in several battles against the French. When Spain entered the war in early 1762 Cornish was appointed commander of a squadron in India, which, together with a British army under William Draper was ordered to attack Manila.[1] In the Battle of Manila the city was taken after a ten-day siege; the victory made Cornish a rich man.[1] He saw no further service after this battle. He was promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Red in October 1762, represented New Shoreham in the British House of Commons between 1765 and 1770 and was created a baronet in 1766, a title which became extinct upon his death.[1]
1765年、コーニッシュはベッドフォードシャー州シャーンブルックのトフテ荘園を購入した。[ 3 ]彼は1770年10月30日に亡くなり、莫大な財産を甥のサミュエル・ピッチフォード大尉に遺した。ピッチフォード大尉はHMSアメリカの艦長としてマニラの占領にも参加していた。[ 1 ]
ニューハンプシャー州のコーニッシュという町は、彼にちなんで名付けられました。ティリー・ケトルが1768年に描いた、コーニッシュと海軍士官のリチャード・ケンペンフェルト、そしてコーニッシュの秘書トーマス・パリー（後の東インド会社の取締役）の肖像画は、2022年秋にグリニッジのクイーンズ・ハウスに常設展示されました。[ 4 ]この絵画は、国立海洋博物館が航海研究協会の支援を受けて購入したものです。[ 4 ]