Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis

Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, was a British peer, cavalry officer and amateur cricketer. He served during the First World War and was later prominent in public life in the county of Kent, holding a range of public offices. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club, captaining the team between 1926 and 1928 and succeeded his father Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis as Baron Cornwallis in 1935.