Charles Wolfran Cornwall

Charles Wolfran Cornwall (15 June 1735 – 2 January 1789) was a British politician.

In 1768, he was returned as MP for Grampound. He was created a Privy Councillor in 1780.

As Speaker of the British House of Commons, Cornwall achieved notoriety for keeping a large (and replenished) stock of porter beneath the Speaker's Chair, with which he would, frequently and without shame, succour himself when (as happened very often) the debates grew too boring for him.

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wolfran_Cornwall
• http://books.google.com/books?id=VYcUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA300&lpg=PA300&dq...
• http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cornwall,_Charles_Wolfran_%28DNB00%29
• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/co...