Charles Edward Cornish (9 October 1842 – 14 July 1936) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th[1] and early 20th centuries.[2]
Charles Cornish | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Grahamstown | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Diocese | Grahamstown |
| In office | 1899–1915 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1870 |
| Consecration | 1899 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1842 |
| Died | 14 July 1936 (aged 93) |
Early life edit
Cornish was born to Charles Lewis Cornish (then Dean of Exeter College, Oxford) and Eleanor Monro in London, England on 9 October 1842. He was educated at Uppingham and Exeter College, Oxford, where he graduated with an MA and DD He also earned an MA from the University of Cape Town.[3]
He married Mary Randall, daughter of Henry Randall (later Archdeacon of Bristol) in Bristol in 1867.[4]
Church career edit
Cornish was ordained in 1870. After a curacy at St George's, Bristol, he held incumbencies at St Peter and St Paul, South Petherton and St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol;[5] his wife's father had earlier also been vicar of St Mary Redcliffe.[4] In 1899, he was appointed Bishop of Grahamstown, Cape Colony,[6] a post he held for 16 years.[7]
He died on 14 July 1936.[8]
Publications edit
- Quiet Days. By the Author of "Præparatio," Etc. With a Preface by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Grahamstown [i.e. Charles E. Cornish]. London, Oxford. 1909.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Grahamstown ... July 3rd, 1902, and Charge Delivered to the Synod ... July 5th, 1902, Etc. Grahamstown: Grocott & Sherry. 1902.
References edit
- ^ Anon, The Clerical Guide or Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ Grahamstown Cathedral Union
- ^ Wills & Saffery 2006, p. 82.
- ^ a b Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1908. p. 462.
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 322.
- ^ "New Bishop Of Grahamstown". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 27 February 1899. Retrieved 7 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Gould 1924, p. xviii.
- ^ "The Right Rev. C. E. Cornish Former Bishop Of Grahamstown". The Times. No. 47428. London. 16 July 1936. col B, p. 18.
Sources edit
- Wills, Walter H.; Saffery, David (2006). The Anglo-African Who's Who and Biographical Sketchbook, 1907. Jeppestown Press. ISBN 978-0-9553936-3-1.
- Gould, Charles (1924). Grahamstown Cathedral: A Guide and Short History. Grahamstown Diocesan Registry.
