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'''Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham''' <small>[[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]</small> (1832–1920) was a British lawyer and writer who served as the [[Advocate-General of Madras|Advocate-General of Madras Presidency]] from 1872 to 1877. <ref> {{cite book | title=Dictionary of Indian Biography| url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.501620| last=Buckland| first=C. E.| date=1906| pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.501620/page/n95 81]| publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Co| location=London}} </ref> | '''Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham''' <small>[[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]</small> (1832–1920) was a British lawyer and writer who served as the [[Advocate-General of Madras|Advocate-General of Madras Presidency]] from 1872 to 1877.<ref>{{cite book | title=Dictionary of Indian Biography| url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.501620| last=Buckland| first=C. E.| date=1906| pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.501620/page/n95 81]| publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Co| location=London}}</ref> | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
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== Death == | == Death == | ||
He was made a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] | He was made a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] on 1 January 1889.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> Cunningham died in 1920. | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
*''The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 1'' <ref>{{cite book|title=The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society |year=1875|publisher=Smith, Elder and Co. |location=London |volume=1 |first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham |url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofdust01cunn}} </ref> | *''The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 1'' <ref>{{cite book|title=The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society |year=1875|publisher=Smith, Elder and Co. |location=London |volume=1 |first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham |url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofdust01cunn}}</ref> | ||
*''The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 2'' <ref>{{cite book|title=The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society |year=1875|publisher=Smith, Elder and Co. |location=London |volume=2 |first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham |url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofdust02cunn}}</ref> | *''The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 2'' <ref>{{cite book|title=The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society |year=1875|publisher=Smith, Elder and Co. |location=London |volume=2 |first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham |url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofdust02cunn}}</ref> | ||
*''The Heriots'' <ref>{{cite book|title=The Heriots|publisher=Macmillan & Co.|year=1890|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/heriotscunn00cunn}}</ref> | *''The Heriots'' <ref>{{cite book|title=The Heriots|publisher=Macmillan & Co.|year=1890|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/heriotscunn00cunn}}</ref> | ||
*''Wheat and Tares'' <ref> {{cite book|title=Wheat and Tares|publisher=Saunders, Otley & Co.|location=London|year=1861|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/wheatandtaresby00cunngoog}}</ref> | *''Wheat and Tares'' <ref>{{cite book|title=Wheat and Tares|publisher=Saunders, Otley & Co.|location=London|year=1861|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/wheatandtaresby00cunngoog}}</ref> | ||
*''Earl Canning'' <ref> {{cite book|title=Earl Canning|url=https://archive.org/details/earlcanning00cunn|series=[[Rulers of India series]]|year=1891|first=Henry Stewart|last=Cunningham}}</ref> | *''Earl Canning'' <ref>{{cite book|title=Earl Canning|url=https://archive.org/details/earlcanning00cunn|series=[[Rulers of India series]]|year=1891|first=Henry Stewart|last=Cunningham}}</ref> | ||
*''Late Laurels'' <ref> {{cite book|title=Late Laurels|publisher=Longman, Green, Longman, Robert & Green|location = London|year=1864|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/latelaurels00cunngoog}}</ref> | *''Late Laurels'' <ref>{{cite book|title=Late Laurels|publisher=Longman, Green, Longman, Robert & Green|location = London|year=1864|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/latelaurels00cunngoog}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
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Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham | |
|---|---|
| Advocate-General of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 1872–1877 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Mayne |
| Succeeded by | Patrick O'Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1832 |
| Died | 1920 |
| Alma mater | Harrow, Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | Advocate-General |
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.[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Cunningham was born in 1832 to Rev. John William Cunningham who was the Vicar of Harrow. Cunningham was educated at Harrow and graduated in law from the Trinity College, Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1859.
Career[edit | edit source]
Cunningham practised in the United Kingdom and in British India 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 Great Famine of 1876–78.
Death[edit | edit source]
He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire on 1 January 1889.[2] Cunningham died in 1920.
Works[edit | edit source]
- The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 1 [3]
- The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 2 [4]
- The Heriots [5]
- Wheat and Tares [6]
- Earl Canning [7]
- Late Laurels [8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Buckland, C. E. (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. pp. 81.
- ↑ Great Britain. India Office The India List and India Office List for 1905, p. 145, at Google Books
- ↑ Cunningham, Henry Stewart (1875). The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society. Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder and Co.
- ↑ Cunningham, Henry Stewart (1875). The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder and Co.
- ↑ Cunningham, Henry Stewart (1890). The Heriots. Macmillan & Co.
- ↑ Cunningham, Henry Stewart (1861). Wheat and Tares. London: Saunders, Otley & Co.
- ↑ Cunningham, Henry Stewart (1891). Earl Canning. Rulers of India series.
- ↑ Cunningham, Henry Stewart (1864). Late Laurels. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Robert & Green.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "Cunningham, Sir Henry Stewart". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47627. Template:ODNBsub
- Lady Margaret Maria Williams-Hay Verney (1923). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, K.C.I.E. John Murray.