James Cornish

James Cornish (25 August 1792^[1] – 7 September 1865) was a British politician.

Cornish lived near Totnes in Devon, where he followed his father in becoming a solicitor, the two then forming a partnership. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood for the Whigs in Totnes, winning a seat. He stood down by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds in 1834. In 1852/53, he served as Sheriff of Devon.^[2]

References

^ Burke, Bernard (1858). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison.
^ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 90. ISBN 0855272198.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Barry Baldwin Thomas Courtenay	Member of Parliament for Totnes 1832–1834 With: Jasper Parrott	Succeeded by Jasper Parrott Edward Seymour
Civic offices
Preceded by Richard Durant	High Sheriff of Devon 1852–1853	Succeeded by Edmund Gennys

[1] Burke, Bernard (1858). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison.

[stenton-2] Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 90. ISBN 0855272198.

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