Alexander Johnston (1775–1849)

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Sir Alexander Johnston

3rd Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 6 November 1811 – 1820
Preceded by	William Coke As Acting
Succeeded by	Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 3 April 1806 – 5 April 1807
Preceded by	Codrington Edmund Carrington
Succeeded by	Edmund Henry Lushington As Acting
Personal details
Born	(1775-04-25)April 25, 1775 Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Died	March 6, 1849(1849-03-06) (aged 73) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	British Privy Councilor, Founder and Vice President of the Royal Asiatic Society, lawyer, colonial official

Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS (25 April 1775 – 6 March 1849), was a British colonial official who served as 3rd Chief Justice of Ceylon.^[1]

Early Years

Johnston was born in Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire in Scotland to Samuel Johnston and Hester Napier, daughter of Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier. Johnston moved with his family when his father obtained a posting in Madras in 1781.^[2]

Colonial career

Johnston's family return to England in 1792 and then accepted a post as Advocate General in Celyon in 1799.

Johnston retired in 1817 and return to England in 1819.

He learned the Tamil, Telugu, and Hindustani languages.^[3]

Retirement

After retirement Johnston founded the Royal Asiatic Society died in London in 1849.

Personal

His son Alexander Robert Johnston was a colonial official in Mauritius and Hong Kong before going to England (and died in the United States in 1888).

References

↑ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
↑ http://www.dutchburgherunion.org/journals/vol_41_50/JDBU%20Vol%2047%20No%202-3%20-%201957%281%29.pdf
↑ Keene, H. G.. "Johnston, Sir Alexander (1775–1849)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14927. Accessed 7 October 2010.

Legal offices
Preceded by Codrington Edmund Carrington	Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon 1806-1807	Succeeded by Edmund Henry Lushington
Preceded by William Coke As Acting	Chief Justice of Ceylon 1811-1820	Succeeded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard

v t e Chief Justices of Sri Lanka

Carrington Lushington Johnston Giffard Ottley Marshall Norris Oliphant Carr Rowe Creasy Hackett Phear Cayley de Wet Burnside Bonser Layard Hutchinson Lascelles Renton Bertram Branch Fisher Macdonell Abrahams Howard Wijewardena Jayetileke Rose Basnayake Sansoni Fernando Silva Tennekoon Samarakoon Sharvananda Ranasinghe Thambiah de Silva Silva de Silva Bandaranayake Peiris

v t e Attorneys General of Sri Lanka

Advocate Fiscals	Dunkin Johnston Dunkin Coke Giffard Mathews Norris

Queen's Advocates	Carr¹ Stark Buller Selby Thompson Morgan Cayley Burnside Flemming

Attorneys General	Flemming Grenier Layard Lascelles Bertram Gollan Elphinstone Jackson Illangakoon de Silva Nagalingam Rose Basnayake Gratiaen Jansze Ameer Tennekoon Pasupati De Silva Marapana Aziz Silva Kamalasabayson De Silva Peiris Wansundera Fernando

¹King's Advocate

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Persondata
Name	Johnston, Alexander
Alternative names
Short description	Sri Lankan judge
Date of birth	25 April 1775
Place of birth	Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Date of death	6 March 1849
Place of death	London, United Kingdom

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