Folliott Cornewall | |
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| Bishop of Worcester | |
 Cornewall byWilliam Owen | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Worcester |
| Appointed | 1808 |
| Predecessor | Richard Hurd |
| Successor | Robert James Carr |
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| Ordination | 14 December 1777[1] by John Hinchliffe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Folliott Herbert Cornewall |
| Baptised | 9 May 1754 |
| Died | 5 September 1831 (aged 77) Hartlebury, Worcestershire |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Parents | Frederick Cornewall and Mary Herbert |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Cambridge |
Folliott Herbert Walker Cornewall (bapt. 9 May 1754 – 5 September 1831) was an English bishop of three sees.
Folliott (or Folliot) Herbert Cornewall was baptised inLudlow on 9 May 1754,[2] the second surviving son ofCaptainFrederick Cornewall and Mary, daughter of Francis Herbert ofLudlow, first cousin ofHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis.[3] He was educated atEton College before going toSt. John's College, Cambridge, where hematriculated in 1776, was awarded aB.A. and anM.A. in 1780. He was aFellow from 1777 to 1784.[4]
Cornewall was ordained as adeacon on 14 December 1777, and as a priest on 20 December 1778, byJohn Hinchliffe,Bishop of Peterborough.[1] In 1780, through the interest of his second cousin,Charles Wolfran Cornwall,Speaker of the House of Commons, he obtained the post ofChaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.[3] He becamerector ofFrilsham in 1781, andvicar ofEast Rudham in 1786.[1] He was also preferred to acanonry atWindsor in 1784.[3]
Cornewall inherited the estates of his older brother,Frederick, on his death in 1783, and also those of a relative: Francis Walker ofFerney Hall. To obtain the latter inheritance, Cornewall added the name "Walker" to his own.[2][5] He was appointed master ofWigston's Hospital,Leicester, in 1790,dean of Canterbury in 1792,bishop of Bristol in 1797. He exchanged this see to becomebishop of Hereford in 1803, and in 1808 he was translated to bebishop of Worcester.[3]
In 1817 he served as treasurer of theSalop Infirmary inShrewsbury.[6]
He publishedA Sermon preached before the House of Commons on 30 Jan. 1782, and alsoA Fast Sermon preached before the House of Lords in 1798.
Cornewall married Anne Hamilton (d. 15 December 1795) on 19 June 1787, atTaplow, Buckinghamshire. She was the eldest daughter of Hon.George Hamilton,canon of Windsor, youngest son ofJames Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn.[2] The couple had three children:[5]
Folliot Cornewall died atHartlebury on 5 September 1831 aged 77, and was buried in the family vault atDiddlebury, Shropshire.
According to theGentleman's Magazine, he "was possessed of fair scholarship, strong good sense, polished manners, and an amiable temper: and had passed a virtuous and exemplary life."[7]
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| Preceded by William Welfitt | Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons 1780–1784 | Succeeded by Philip Williams |
| Preceded by | Dean of Canterbury 1792–1797 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Bristol 1797–1802 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Hereford 1802–1808 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Worcester 1808–1831 | Succeeded by |
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