Clement Francis Cornwall

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Clement Francis Cornwall

Clement Francis Cornwall (born June 18, 1836 in Bagpath , Gloucestershire , England , † February 15, 1910 in Victoria , British Columbia ) was a Canadian politician , farmer and judge . He represented British Columbia in the Senate from 1871 to 1881 , after which he was the third lieutenant governor of this province until 1887 .

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The son of an Anglican minister was educated in private schools and studied in Oxford at Trinity College and Magdalene College . In 1862 Cornwall was admitted to the bar by the Inner Temple Bar. However, in the same year he and his brother Henry decided to emigrate to British Columbia when he heard about the Cariboo gold rush . They bought a plot of land near Ashcroft and started raising cattle . They also ran a sawmill , a roadhouse and a flour mill .

Cornwall practiced as a lawyer seasonally, serving as a justice of the peace from 1864 to 1885 . His lifestyle corresponded to that of an English country gentleman, which also included organizing horse races and fox hunts. From 1864 to 1866 he represented the constituency Hope – Yale – Lytton in the newly created parliament of the colony of British Columbia . In 1871 he was a second member of parliament for a short time when the colony joined the Canadian Confederation and gained provincial status.

Prime Minister John Macdonald named Cornwall one of British Columbia's first two senators in December 1871 . In the Ottawa Parliament he was a member of the Conservative Party for ten years . Governor General Lord Argyll swore him in on July 20, 1881 as Lieutenant Governor. He held this representative office until March 28, 1887.

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SURNAME Cornwall, Clement Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Bagpath , Gloucestershire, England
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1910
Place of death Victoria (British Columbia)