Charles Wolfran Cornwall
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Charles Wolfran Cornwall, PC (15 June 1735 – 2 January 1789), was a British politician.
In 1768, he was returned as MP for Grampound. He was created a Privy Councillor in 1780.
As Speaker of the British House of Commons, Cornwall achieved notoriety for keeping a large (and replenished) stock of porter beneath the Speaker's Chair, with which he would, frequently and without shame, succour himself when (as happened very often) the debates grew too boring for him.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Merrick Burrell Simon Fanshaw |
Member for Grampound with Grey Cooper 1768–1774 |
Succeeded by Sir Joseph Yorke Richard Neville |
| Preceded by Arnold Nesbitt William Nedham |
Member for Winchelsea with Arnold Nesbitt 1774–1775, William Nedham 1775–1780, John Nesbitt 1780–1784 1774–1784 |
Succeeded by John Nesbitt William Nedham |
| Preceded by William Dickinson Thomas Onslow |
Member for Rye with William Dickinson 1784–1789 |
Succeeded by William Dickinson Charles Long |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Fletcher Norton |
Speaker of the House of Commons 1780–1789 |
Succeeded by William Grenville |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomas, 2nd Lord Lyttelton |
Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1780–1789 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Falmouth |
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