Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham KCIE (1832–1920) was a British lawyer and writer who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1872 to 1877.

Early life and education

Cunningham was born in 1832 to Rev.

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who was the

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of Harrow. Cunningham was educated at Harrow and graduated in law from the

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. He was called to the bar in 1859.

Career

Cunningham practised in the

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and in

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and rose to become Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency in 1872. In 1877, he was appointed judge of the Calcutta High Court and served from 1877 to 1887. In 1878, he was appointed member of the Indian Famine Commission to look into the causes of the

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Death

He was made a

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on 1 January 1889.Great Britain. India Office Cunningham died in 1920.

Works

*''The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 1'' *''The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 2'' *''The Heriots'' *''Wheat and Tares'' *''Earl Canning'' *''Late Laurels''

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