Preceded by Anthony Oliphant Name William Carr Succeeded by John Stark | Preceded by William Norris | |
Appointed by George William Anderson Born 13 November 1802
George Street, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England ( 1802-11-13 ) Resting place Galle Face Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka Died April 24, 1856, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
Succeeded by William Carpenter Rowe | ||
Sir William Ogle Carr (13 November 1802 – 24 April 1856) was the ninth Chief Justice of Ceylon and eighth King's Advocate of Ceylon. He was appointed on 17 April 1854, succeeding Anthony Oliphant, and was Chief Justice until 1856. He was succeeded by William Carpenter Rowe.
Carr took J. G. Hildebrand on the bench. In the following year he functioned as Senior Puisne Justice before being confirmed in the post. When Chief Justice Oliphant retired in 1854 Carr took the middle seat.
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