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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Cornish
	First Name(s)	Hubert
	Year of Birth	1776
	Year of Death	1832
	Entry	Son of James Cornish, M.D. : born 1776 : a nephew of Sir John Shore {q.v.) : went to India in the Civil Service, 1797 : was stationed at Benares in 1797. when Cherry (q.v.) the A.G.G., and other officers and Europeans were murdered treacherously by the orders of Wazir Ali {q.v.) : he jumped upon a horse which Sir J. Shore had given him, and was one of the few civilians who escaped : became a Judge in Bengal : retired about 1830 to his estate near Totnes : died Aug. 25, 1832.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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