Clement Francis Cornwall
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The Hon. Clement Francis Cornwall |
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| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
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In office June 21, 1881 – February 8, 1887 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General |
Marquess of Lorne The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Premier |
George Anthony Walkem Robert Beaven William Smithe |
| Preceded by | Albert Norton Richards |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Nelson |
| Senator for Ashcroft, British Columbia | |
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In office 1871–1881 |
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| Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
| Member of the Legislative Council of British Columbia for Hope - Yale - Lytton District | |
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In office 1864–1866 |
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In office 1871–1871 |
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| Personal details | |
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June 18, 1836 Ashcroft, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | February 15, 1910 (aged 73) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Pemberton |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Cambridge Magdalene College Cambridge |
| Occupation | Lawyer, rancher |
| Profession | Politician |
Clement Francis Cornwall (June 18, 1836 – February 15, 1910) was a Canadian parliamentarian and the third Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Cornwall was born at Ashcroft House, in Newington Bagpath, near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England in 1836, son of the Reverend Alan Gardner Cornwall, the Anglican rector of Owlpen and Newington Bagpath, Gloucestershire, and Caroline Kingscote, of Kingscote, Gloucestershire. Both of Cornwall's parents, though untitled, were able to trace their family lineages in England back as far as the Norman Conquest of 1066. After childhood education in private schools, Cornwall went to Trinity College, Cambridge but transferred to Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating in 1858 with a Bachelor of Arts. He was called to the bar by the Society of the Inner Temple, London in 1862, but that same year he departed for and arrived in British Columbia.
Unlike nearly all others newly arrived in the colony, and despite touring the mining districts, Cornwall made no effort to pursue mining, choosing instead to focus on stock-raising and the legal profession. He spent time at his seasonal practice as lawyer at Wild Horse Creek, French Creek and in the Big Bend.
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