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Preceded by
  
John D. Mayne

Name
  
H. Cunningham

Succeeded by
  
Patrick O'Sullivan

Role
  
Lawyer


Occupation
  
lawyer

Died
  
1920

Profession
  
Advocate-General

Alma mater
  
Harrow, Trinity College, Oxford

Education
  
Trinity College, Oxford

Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham (1832–1920) was a British lawyer and writer who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1872 to 1877.

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Early life and education

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

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

Cunningham died in 1920. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1889.

Works

  • The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 1
  • The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 2
  • The Heriots
  • Wheat and Tares
  • Earl Canning
  • Late Laurels
  • References

    H. S. Cunningham Wikipedia