H. S. Cunningham

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

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
He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire on 1 January 1889. Cunningham died in 1920.

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