Charles Cornish

The Rt Rev Charles Edward Cornish was an Anglican Bishop in the very late 19th ^[1] and early 20th centuries^[2].
He was born on 9 October 1842, educated at Uppingham and Exeter College, Oxford ^[3] and ordained in 1870. After a curacy at St George’s, Bristol he held incumbencies St Peter and St Paul, South Petherton and St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol^[1]. In 1899 he was appointed Bishop of Grahamstown^[4], a post he held for 16 years^[5]. He died on 14 July 1936^[6].

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Preceded by Alan Becher Webb	Bishop of Grahamstown 1899 –1915	Succeeded by Francis Robinson Phelps

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
2. ^ Grahamstown Cathedral Union
3. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
4. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
5. ^ University of the Witwatersrand
6. ^ The Right Rev. C. E. Cornish Former Bishop Of Grahamstown The Times Thursday, Jul 16, 1936; pg. 18; Issue 47428; col B

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Name	Cornish, Charles Edward
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Date of birth	1842
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Date of death	1936
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