James Cornish
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James Cornish (25 August 1792 – 7 September 1865) was a British politician.
Cornish lived near Totnes in Devon, where he followed his father in becoming a solicitor, the two then forming a partnership. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood for the Whigs in Totnes, winning a seat. He stood down by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds in 1834. In 1852/53, he served as Sheriff of Devon.
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| Preceded byCharles Barry Baldwin Thomas Courtenay | Member of Parliament for Totnes 1832–1834 With: Jasper Parrott | Succeeded byJasper Parrott Edward Seymour |
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| Preceded byRichard Durant | High Sheriff of Devon 1852–1853 | Succeeded byEdmund Gennys |