Clement Francis Cornwall

The Honourable
Clement Francis Cornwall
The Honourable Clement Francis Cornwall
3rd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
	In office; June 21, 1881 – February 8, 1887
Monarch	Victoria
Governors General	Marquess of Lorne; The Marquess of Lansdowne
Premier	George Anthony Walkem; Robert Beaven; William Smithe
Preceded by	Albert Norton Richards
Succeeded by	Hugh Nelson
Senator for Ashcroft, British Columbia
	In office; 1871–1881
Nominated by	John A. Macdonald
Member of the Legislative Council of British Columbia for Hope - Yale - Lytton District
	In office; 1864–1866
	In office; 1871–1871
Personal details
Born	June 18, 1836; Ashcroft, Gloucestershire, England
Died	February 15, 1910 (aged 73); Cambridge
Occupation	Lawyer, rancher
Profession	Politician

Clement Francis Cornwall (June 18, 1836 – February 15, 1910) was a Canadian parliamentarian and the third Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Cornwall was born at Ashcroft House, in

Cambridge, graduating in 1858 with a Bachelor of Arts.^[2] He was called to the bar by the Society of the Inner Temple, London

in 1862, but that same year he departed for and arrived in British Columbia.

Unlike nearly all others newly arrived in the colony, and despite touring the mining districts, Cornwall made no effort to pursue mining, choosing instead to focus on stock-raising and the legal profession. He spent time at his seasonal practice as lawyer at

French Creek and in the Big Bend

.

In 1864 Cornwall was elected to represent the Hope-Yale-Lytton riding for the newly created

Stipendiary Magistrate

in the same year. He continued in that position until retiring to Victoria in 1906.

Cornwall was a member of many agricultural and pioneer societies, including the

Duke of Beaufort's celebrated kennels, put in hot pursuit of the local coyotes instead of foxes, and lavish social entertainments for any guests visiting during the hunt. Ashcroft became one of the main horse-racing venues in the province at a time when that was the number-one sport, and Cornwall took a prominent part in their organization. In due course he became president of the British Columbia Jockey Club. The Cornwall Hills and Cornwall Creek

, in the vicinity of the ranch, which was also known as the Cornwall Ranch, derive their name from the Cornwall brothers.

Cornwall, who was a member of the Church of England, was married to Charlotte Pemberton, daughter of the Reverend A.G. Pemberton of Kensal Green, London. Charlotte was also cousin to Joseph Despard Pemberton and sister-in-law of Benjamin Pearse.

References

^ Owlpen archives: Memoir of Parson Cornwall Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Cornwall, Clement Francis (CNWL854CF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "Provincial Secretary's Office". The British Columbia Gazette. 30 July 1881. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

Kerr, J. B. (1890). Biographical Dictionary of well-known British Columbians, with a historical sketch. Vancouver: Kerr & Begg. pp. 130–133.
Profile on BC Government House website
Clement Francis Cornwall – Parliament of Canada biography

External links

Fonds PR-1324 - Clement Francis Cornwall fonds at British Columbia Archives
Item A-01193 - Clement Francis Cornwall and family; Lieutenant Governor 1881 to 1887 digitised photo at British Columbia Archives

[1] Owlpen archives: Memoir of Parson Cornwall Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Cornwall, Clement Francis (CNWL854CF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] "Provincial Secretary's Office". The British Columbia Gazette. 30 July 1881. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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