- John Rundle Cornish
John Rundle Cornish [ [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0265%2FCAS%20H39 Details of portrait within Cambridge Antiquarian Society collection] ] was the inaugural
Bishop of St Germans from 1905 to1918 [After which the position laid dormant for 56 yearsCrockfords,(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0715180886 ] . Born on7 October 1837 he was educated atSidney Sussex College, Cambridge [ HisWho’s Who entry states he was 14th Wrangler in 1859 Who was Who”1897-1990 (London,A & C Black , 1991 ISBN 071363457X)] . He was aLecturer thenFellow [The Times , Wednesday, Dec 04, 1867; pg. 9; Issue 25985; col F "University Intelligence. Appointments at Sidney Sussex Dec. 3."] at the College before studying forordination . His subsequent appointments included a period asVicar ofKenwyn [ [http://homepages.tesco.net/~k.wasley/kenwyn.htm History of Kenwyn Church] ] , the post ofPrincipal of "Truro Training College" andArchdeacon ofCornwall [The Times , Thursday, Jul 26, 1888; pg. 5; Issue 32448; col E "Ecclesiastical Appointments.-New Archdeacon of Cornwall"] before a 15 year stint as aSuffragan Bishop . He died on20 April 1918 and a school in the locality is named after him [ [http://www.bishop-cornish.cornwall.sch.uk/prospectus/Websiteprospectus.swf?POPUP_ENABLED=true Prospectus for Bishop Cornish School] ] .Notes
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