William Coke

For the Canadian surgeon General, see William Lawrence Coke.
Sir
William Coke
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
28 October 1810 – 1 September 1818
Succeeded byHenry Byrne
Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
6 March 1809 – 1811
Nominated byEdmund Henry Lushington
Appointed byAlexander Johnston
4th Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
In office
5 September 1808 – 1811
GovernorThomas Maitland
Preceded byJames Dunkin
Succeeded byAmbrose Hardinge Giffard
Personal details
Born1776 (1776)
England
Died1 September 1818(1818-09-01) (aged 41–42)
Trincomalee, British Ceylon
Christ Church, Oxford, University of Oxford

Sir William Coke (1776 – 1 September 1818) was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon as well as acting as Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon and the fourth Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.

Coke arrived in Ceylon on 15 September 1808. He was appointed on 5 September 1808, succeeding James Dunkin, and held the office until 1811. He was succeeded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard.[1][2]

Coke died of dysentery when in Trincomalee for a Criminal Session.[3]

References

  1. ^ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B (1986), The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years, Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services, ISBN 978-955-599-000-4
  2. ^ "List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Notes on the Geography of Sri Lanka: Colombo". The Great Mirror. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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