- Frederick Cornwallis
Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury|
Full name = Frederick Cornwallis
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began = 1768
term_end = 1783
predecessor =Thomas Secker
successor = John Moore
birth_date = birth date|1713|2|22|df=yes
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death_date = death date and age|1783|3|19|1713|2|22|df=yes
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tomb = Anglican PortalFrederick Cornwallis (
22 February 1713 –19 March 1783 ) wasArchbishop of Canterbury .The seventh son of
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis , he was educated atEton College (1725-1728) andChrist's College, Cambridge (1732-1737), where he graduated with a BA. He wasordained apriest in 1742, and became aDoctor of Divinity in 1748.Cornwallis was able to ascend quickly in the Church thanks to his aristocratic connections, and in 1746 was made
chaplain to King George II and a canon of Windsor. In 1750 he became a canon atSt Paul's Cathedral , and later that same year becameBishop of Lichfield and Coventry thanks to the patronage of the Duke of Newcastle, then Secretary of State.On the death of
Thomas Secker in 1768, his friendship with the then-prime minister , the Duke of Grafton, resulted in his appointment asArchbishop of Canterbury . As archbishop, his sociability and geniality made him popular. He was a consistent supporter of the administration of Lord North, and led efforts in support of dispossessed Anglican clergy in the American colonies during theAmerican Revolution .On the whole, Cornwallis has generally been judged as a competent administrator, but an uninspiring leader of the eighteenth century church - a typical product of eighteenth century
latitudinarianism , whose lack of zeal paved the way for the differing responses of both theEvangelicals and theOxford Movement in the early 19th century.Frederick's twin brother was
Edward Cornwallis , the "Founder of Halifax". His nephew wasCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis , a British general during the American Revolution, and laterGovernor-General of India .
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