Frederick Cornwallis


Frederick Cornwallis
Archbishop of Canterbury
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseCanterbury
In office1768–1783
PredecessorThomas Secker
SuccessorJohn Moore
Orders
Consecration19 February 1750
by Thomas Herring
Personal details
Born(1713-03-05)5 March 1713
Died19 March 1783(1783-03-19) (aged 70)
Lambeth, London, England
BuriedChurch of St Mary-at-Lambeth
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
Previous post(s)Bishop of Lichfield (1750–1768)
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge

Frederick Cornwallis (5 March 1713 – 19 March 1783) was a British clergy member who served as Archbishop of Canterbury after a career in the Church of England. He was born the seventh son of an aristocratic family.


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