| Sir William Wellington Cairns KCMG | |
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| Governor of Trinidad | |
| In office 2 May 1874 – 27 May 1874 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | James Robert Longden |
| Succeeded by | Henry Turner Irving |
| 4th Governor of Queensland | |
| In office 23 January 1875 – 14 March 1877 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1828 Co. Down, Ireland, UK |
| Died | 9 July 1888 London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
Sir William Wellington Cairns, KCMG (1828 – 1888) was a British colonial administrator, born in County Down, Ireland. He served in various senior colonial civil service posts in the British Empire before being appointed Governor of Queensland in January 1875. He held the post for two years before becoming acting Governor of South Australia. He subsequently returned to England where he died in London on 9 July 1888.
The settlement of Cairns in Queensland was named after him.
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| Preceded by Frederick Lyon Playfair |
Lieutenant Governor of Malacca 1867 – 1869 |
Succeeded by Edward Wingfield Shaw |
| Preceded by James George Mackenzie |
Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher 1869 – 1870 |
Succeeded by Francis Spencer Wigley as President of Saint Christopher |
| Preceded by James Robert Longden |
Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras 1870 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Robert Miller Mundy |
| Preceded by James Robert Longden |
Governor of Trinidad 1874 |
Succeeded by Henry Turner Irving |
| Preceded by George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby |
Governor of Queensland 1875 – 1877 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy |
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