David Lance Cornwell (June 14, 1945 – November 2, 2012) was an American Vietnam War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1977 to 1979.

In 1964, Cornwell graduated from Park High School, Indianapolis, Indiana.

[3] After he left Congress, Cornwell worked in the Department of Labor, before entering the private sector as a governmental and international relations consultant, as well as business pursuits.

[4][5] He was a resident of Annapolis, Maryland at the time of his death from kidney cancer in 2012.

[6][7] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress