John Rundle Cornish (7 October 1837 – 20 April 1918) was an Anglican bishop, the inaugural Bishop of St Germans from 1905 to 1918. Born on 7 October 1837 he was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was 14th Wrangler in 1859. He was a Lecturer then

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at the College before studying for

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. His subsequent appointments included a period as

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Kenwyn Kenwyn ( kw, Keynwynn) is a settlement and civil parish in Cornwall, England. The settlement is a suburb of the city of Truro and lies 0.5 mi (1 km) north of the city centre, within Truro parish, whereas Kenwyn parish covers an area w ...

, the post of Principal of ''Truro Training College'' and Archdeacon of Cornwall before a 15-year stint as a suffragan bishop as the inaugural Bishop of St Germans. He died on 20 April 1918 and a school (the Bishop Cornish C of E VA Primary School) in the locality is named after him. After Cornish's death the bishopric of St Germans remained dormant for 56 years. Crockfords,(London, Church House 1995)

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collection 1837 births Fellows of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Bishops of St Germans Archdeacons of Cornwall 1918 deaths {{churchofEngland-bishop-stub