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James Cornwallis, bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
(1743-1824)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Cornwallis, James Cornwallis, Earl, 1743-1824
NRA:    Cornwallis James (1742-1824) 4th Earl Cornwallis Bishop of Lichfield
DNB:    Cornwallis, James, fourth Earl Cornwallis (1743–1824), bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
LBT ID: LdCornw4    VIAF ID: 49084249    LOC ID: nr91027238		B/BAP:   1743-02-25
DIED:   1824-01-20
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
The son of Charles Cornwallis, first Earl Cornwallis; educated at Eton and Christ's College, Cambridge, he was Dean of Canterbury (1774-81) and Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (1781-24). He inherited the earldom a few months before his death.
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