Frederick Cornwallis


Frederick Cornwallis
Archbishop of Canterbury
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseCanterbury
In office1768–1783
PredecessorThomas Secker
SuccessorJohn Moore
Previous post(s)Bishop of Lichfield (1750–1768)
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
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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