# Old Cunningham — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Old Cunningham in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cunningham, Mr. Cunningham, old Cunningham

**First appearance:** 0006-the-reigate-puzzle

## Who they are

A wealthy Reigate squire whose household is shaken by a burglary and a violent death, and whose composure Holmes finds worth testing.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Old Cunningham is a cunning criminal who attempts to outwit Holmes but is ultimately exposed.

### [Inspector Lestrade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_lestrade)

_rivalry_

Inspector Lestrade investigates Old Cunningham as a suspect in a murder case, with Holmes's help.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Old Cunningham is a cunning criminal who attempts to outwit Holmes but is ultimately exposed.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Old Cunningham is a cunning criminal who attempts to outwit Holmes but is ultimately exposed.

### [Inspector Lestrade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_lestrade)

_rivalry_

Inspector Lestrade investigates Old Cunningham as a suspect in a murder case, with Holmes's help.

### [Inspector Lestrade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_lestrade)

_rivalry_

Inspector Lestrade investigates Old Cunningham as a suspect in a murder case, with Holmes's help.

## In the story

### [The Reigate Puzzle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-reigate-puzzle)

Local magistrate; one of the murderers, exposed by Holmes through analysis of the torn note.

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