George William Anderson (1791 – March 12, 1857[1]) was the officiating governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 28 April 1841 to 9 June 1842.
Anderson entered the Bombay Civil Service in 1806. He was responsible for drawing up the Bombay Civil Code of 1827 and served as a judge in the Sadr Diwani and Sadr Faujdari courts. In 1838, he was named to the Indian Law Commission. He was knighted in 1849.[1]
He was 7th Governor of Mauritius from 8 Jun 1849 until 19 Oct 1850,[2] when he was appointed governor of Ceylon, following the harsh suppression of the 1848 civil uprising by the previous office holder, Viscount Torrington.[3] He resigned in 1855.[1]
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| Preceded by Sir William Maynard Gomm |
Governor of Mauritius 1849–1850 |
Succeeded by Sir James Macaulay Higginson |
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