H. S. Cunningham

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham

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| imagesize = 250px

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| order1 = Advocate-General of Madras Presidency

| term_start1 = 1872

| term_end1 = 1877

| predecessor1 = John D. Mayne

| successor1 = Patrick O'Sullivan

| birth_date = 30 June 1832

| birth_place = Harrow, London

| death_date = 3 September 1920 (aged 88)

| death_place = London, England

| children = 1

| residence =

| alma_mater =Harrow,
Trinity College, Oxford

| occupation =lawyer

| profession =Advocate-General

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Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCIE}} (30 June 1832 – 3 September 1920) was a British lawyer and writer who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1872 to 1877.{{cite book | title=Dictionary of Indian Biography| url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.501620| last=Buckland| first=C. E.| date=1906| pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.501620/page/n95 81]| publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Co| location=London}}{{cite news |title= Obituary: Death of Sir Henry Cunningham. The Chronicler of "Dustypore" |work=The Times |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |date= |page= }}

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 School 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

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire on 1 January 1889.Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}} Cunningham died in 1920.

Works

The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 1{{cite book|title=The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society |year=1875|publisher=Smith, Elder and Co. |location=London |volume=1 |first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham |url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofdust01cunn}}
The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society, Volume 2{{cite book|title=The Chronicles of Dustypore, a Tale of Modern Anglo-Indian Society |year=1875|publisher=Smith, Elder and Co. |location=London |volume=2 |first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham |url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofdust02cunn}}
The Heriots{{cite book|title=The Heriots|publisher=Macmillan & Co.|year=1890|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/heriotscunn00cunn}}
Wheat and Tares{{cite book|title=Wheat and Tares|publisher=Saunders, Otley & Co.|location=London|year=1861|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/wheatandtaresby00cunngoog}}
Earl Canning{{cite book|title=Earl Canning|url=https://archive.org/details/earlcanning00cunn|series=Rulers of India series|year=1891|first=Henry Stewart|last=Cunningham}}
Late Laurels{{cite book|title=Late Laurels|publisher=Longman, Green, Longman, Robert & Green|location = London|year=1864|first=Henry Stewart |last=Cunningham|url=https://archive.org/details/latelaurels00cunngoog}}