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Major George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West (14 November 1874 – 1 April 1951) was a British officer of the Scots Guards.
George was only two weeks older than Lady Randolph`s son, Winston Churchill. Capt. Cornwallis-West and Lady Randolph Churchill were married on 28 July 1900, much to the dismay of her sons Winston and John, who were nearly the same age as their stepfather. In fact, Winston was only 16 days his junior.
Born George Frederick Myddelton West in 1874, but better known as George Cornwallis-West after his father hyphenated his names, the last of the West family in Milford died by his own hand on 1st April 1951.
George Cornwallis-West (1873- ) 1904 CORNWALLIS-WEST, George, 35.4, Great Cumberland Place, London, W. Car: 16-h.p. Brush. Hobbies: Fishing, shooting, riding, golf. Is one of the Directors of the British Electric Traction Company; became a motorist in 1900.
Major George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West was the only son of Colonel William Cornwallis-West (1835–1917) and his wife, Mary FitzPatrick. He is best remembered for his marriages, the first to Jennie Jerome, mother of Winston Churchill, and the second to the renowned actress Stella Campbell, known on the stage...
Major George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West. born Ruthin, Wales: 14 November 1874. died London: 1 April 1951. works. The Woman Who Stopped War (London: Hutchinson and Co, 1935) [hb/] links. Internet Speculative Fiction Database; previous versions of this entry. Internet Archive
George Cornwallis-West was the great-great-grandson of John Whitby, the flag captain of Admiral Sir William Cornwallis (1744-1819) of Milford-on-Sea. He was an unlikely historian, but his two historical works are of considerable value.
