Dictionary of Indian Biography/Cornish, Hubert (2)
CORNISH, HUBERT (1776–1832)
Son of James Cornish, M.D. : born 1776 : a nephew of Sir John Shore (q.v.) : went to India in the Civil Service, 1797 : was stationed at Benares in 1797. when Cherry (q.v.) the A.G.G., and other officers and Europeans were murdered treacherously by the orders of Wazir Ali (q.v.) : he jumped upon a horse which Sir J. Shore had given him, and was one of the few civilians who escaped : became a Judge in Bengal : retired about 1830 to his estate near Totnes : died Aug. 25, 1832.