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==Life==
==Life==
Folliott (or Folliot) Herbert Cornewall was baptised in [[Ludlow]] on 9 May 1754,<ref name="odnb">{{cite ODNB|id=6328 |title=Cornewall, Folliot Herbert Walker |first1=J. M. |last1=Rigg |first2=Andrew |last2=Robinson}}</ref> the second surviving son of [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] [[Frederick Cornewall]] and Mary, daughter of Francis Herbert of [[Ludlow]], first cousin of [[Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis]].<ref name="dnb">{{cite DNB|wstitle= Cornewall, Folliott Herbert Walker |first=James McMullen |last=Rigg |volume=12}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]] before going to [[St. John's College, Cambridge]], where he [[Matriculation|matriculated]] in 1776, was awarded a [[B. A.]] and an [[M. A.]] in 1780. He was a [[Fellow (academic)|Fellow]] from 1777 to 1784.<ref>{{acad|id=CNWL772FH|name=Cornewall, Folliott Herbert [Walker]}}</ref>
Folliott (or Folliot) Herbert Cornewall was baptised in [[Ludlow]] on 9 May 1754,<ref name="odnb">{{cite ODNB|id=6328 |title=Cornewall, Folliot Herbert Walker |first1=J. M. |last1=Rigg |first2=Andrew |last2=Robinson}}</ref> the second surviving son of [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] [[Frederick Cornewall]] and Mary, daughter of Francis Herbert of [[Ludlow]], first cousin of [[Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis]].<ref name="dnb">{{cite DNB|wstitle= Cornewall, Folliott Herbert Walker |first=James McMullen |last=Rigg |volume=12}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]] before going to [[St. John's College, Cambridge]], where he [[Matriculation|matriculated]] in 1776, was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in 1780. He was a [[Fellow (academic)|Fellow]] from 1777 to 1784.<ref>{{acad|id=CNWL772FH|name=Cornewall, Folliott Herbert [Walker]}}</ref>


Cornewall was ordained as a [[deacon]] on 14 December 1777, and as a priest on 20 December 1778, by [[John Hinchliffe]], [[Bishop of Peterborough]].<ref name="cced"/>. In 1780, through the interest of his second cousin, [[Charles Wolfran Cornwall]], [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]], he obtained the post of [[Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons]].<ref name="dnb"/> He became [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of [[Frilsham]] in 1781, and [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|vicar]] of [[East Rudham]] in 1786.<ref name="cced"/> He was also preferred to a [[canonry]] at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor|Windsor]] in 1784.<ref name="dnb"/>
Cornewall was ordained as a [[deacon]] on 14 December 1777, and as a priest on 20 December 1778, by [[John Hinchliffe]], [[Bishop of Peterborough]].<ref name="cced"/> In 1780, through the interest of his second cousin, [[Charles Wolfran Cornwall]], [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]], he obtained the post of [[Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons]].<ref name="dnb"/> He became [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of [[Frilsham]] in 1781, and [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|vicar]] of [[East Rudham]] in 1786.<ref name="cced"/> He was also preferred to a [[canonry]] at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor|Windsor]] in 1784.<ref name="dnb"/>


Cornewall inherited the estates of his older brother, [[Frederick Cornewall (1752–1783)|Frederick]], on his death in 1783, and also those of a relative: Francis Walker of [[Ferney Hall]]. To obtain the latter inheritance, Cornewall added the name "Walker" to his own.<ref name="odnb"/><ref name=corn>{{cite book|last1=Foljambe|first1=Cecil George|author1-link=Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool|last2=Reade|first2=Compton|title=The House of Cornewall|date=1908|publisher=Jakeman and Carver|location=Hereford|pages=135–138|url=https://archive.org/stream/houseofcornewall00live#page/n173/mode/2up}}</ref>He was appointed master of [[Wyggeston Hospital|Wigston's Hospital]], [[Leicester]], in 1790, [[dean of Canterbury]] in 1792, [[bishop of Bristol]] in 1797. He exchanged this see to become [[bishop of Hereford]] in 1803, and in 1808 he was translated to be [[bishop of Worcester]].<ref name="dnb"/>
Cornewall inherited the estates of his older brother, [[Frederick Cornewall (1752–1783)|Frederick]], on his death in 1783, and also those of a relative: Francis Walker of [[Ferney Hall]]. To obtain the latter inheritance, Cornewall added the name "Walker" to his own.<ref name="odnb"/><ref name=corn>{{cite book|last1=Foljambe|first1=Cecil George|author1-link=Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool|last2=Reade|first2=Compton|title=The House of Cornewall|date=1908|publisher=Jakeman and Carver|location=Hereford|pages=135–138|url=https://archive.org/stream/houseofcornewall00live#page/n173/mode/2up}}</ref> He was appointed master of [[Wyggeston Hospital|Wigston's Hospital]], [[Leicester]], in 1790, [[dean of Canterbury]] in 1792, [[bishop of Bristol]] in 1797. He exchanged this see to become [[bishop of Hereford]] in 1803, and in 1808 he was translated to be [[bishop of Worcester]].<ref name="dnb"/>


In 1817 he served as treasurer of the [[Royal Salop Infirmary|Salop Infirmary]] in [[Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Keeling-Roberts|first=Margaret|title=In Retrospect: A Short History of The Royal Salop Infirmary|year=1981|publisher=North Shropshire Printing Company|page=xi|isbn=09507849-0-7}}</ref>
In 1817 he served as treasurer of the [[Royal Salop Infirmary|Salop Infirmary]] in [[Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Keeling-Roberts|first=Margaret|title=In Retrospect: A Short History of The Royal Salop Infirmary|year=1981|publisher=North Shropshire Printing Company|page=xi|isbn=09507849-0-7}}</ref>
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Folliot Cornewall died at [[Hartlebury]] on 5 September 1831 aged 77, and was buried in the family vault at [[Diddlebury]], Shropshire.
Folliot Cornewall died at [[Hartlebury]] on 5 September 1831 aged 77, and was buried in the family vault at [[Diddlebury]], Shropshire.


According to the ''[[Gentleman’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."<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: The Bishop of Worcester |work=Gentleman's Magazine |date= October 1831 |volume=101/2 |page=370 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054261177&view=1up&seq=400}}</ref>
According to the ''[[Gentleman'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."<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: The Bishop of Worcester |work=Gentleman's Magazine |date= October 1831 |volume=101/2 |page=370 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054261177&view=1up&seq=400}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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The Right Reverend

Folliott Cornewall
Bishop of Worcester
Folliott Herbert Walker Cornewall by William Owen
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseWorcester
Appointed1808
PredecessorRichard Hurd
SuccessorRobert James Carr
Orders
Ordination14 December 1777[1]
by John Hinchliffe
Personal details
Born
Folliott Herbert Cornewall

Ludlow, Shropshire
Baptised9 May 1754
Died5 September 1831 (aged 77)
Hartlebury, Worcestershire
NationalityEnglish
DenominationChurch of England
ParentsFrederick Cornewall and Mary Herbert
Previous post(s)
Alma materSt. John's College, Cambridge

Folliott Herbert Walker Cornewall (bapt. 9 May 1754 – 5 September 1831) was an English bishop of three sees.

Life[edit]

Folliott (or Folliot) Herbert Cornewall was baptised in Ludlow on 9 May 1754,[2] the second surviving son of Captain Frederick Cornewall and Mary, daughter of Francis Herbert of Ludlow, first cousin of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis.[3] He was educated at Eton College before going to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1776, was awarded a B.A. and an M.A. in 1780. He was a Fellow from 1777 to 1784.[4]

Cornewall was ordained as a deacon on 14 December 1777, and as a priest on 20 December 1778, by John 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 of Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.[3] He became rector of Frilsham in 1781, and vicar of East Rudham in 1786.[1] He was also preferred to a canonry at Windsor 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 of Ferney Hall. To obtain the latter inheritance, Cornewall added the name "Walker" to his own.[2][5] He was appointed master of Wigston's Hospital, Leicester, in 1790, dean of Canterbury in 1792, bishop of Bristol in 1797. He exchanged this see to become bishop of Hereford in 1803, and in 1808 he was translated to be bishop of Worcester.[3]

In 1817 he served as treasurer of the Salop Infirmary in Shrewsbury.[6]

He published A Sermon preached before the House of Commons on 30 Jan. 1782, and also A Fast Sermon preached before the House of Lords in 1798.

Marriage and family[edit]

Cornewall married Anne (d. 15 December 1795), eldest daughter of George Hamilton, canon of Windsor, n 19 June 1787, at Taplow, Buckinghamshire.[2] The couple had three children:[5]

  • Frederick Hamilton Cornewall (1791–1845)
  • Marianne Cornewall (1793–1865)
  • Herbert Cornewall (1794–1863)

Folliot Cornewall died at Hartlebury on 5 September 1831 aged 77, and was buried in the family vault at Diddlebury, Shropshire.

According to the Gentleman'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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Cornewall, Folliott Herbert Walker (1777–1831) (CCEd Person ID 91888)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835.
  2. ^ a b c Rigg, J. M.; Robinson, Andrew. "Cornewall, Folliot Herbert Walker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6328. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b c d Rigg, James McMullen (1887). "Cornewall, Folliott Herbert Walker" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  4. ^ "Cornewall, Folliott Herbert [Walker] (CNWL772FH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ a b Foljambe, Cecil George; Reade, Compton (1908). The House of Cornewall. Hereford: Jakeman and Carver. pp. 135–138.
  6. ^ Keeling-Roberts, Margaret (1981). In Retrospect: A Short History of The Royal Salop Infirmary. North Shropshire Printing Company. p. xi. ISBN 09507849-0-7.
  7. ^ "Obituary: The Bishop of Worcester". Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 101/2. October 1831. p. 370.
Church of England titles
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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