Henry Matthews (judge)

Henry Matthews
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
10 October 1827  1828
6th Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
In office
1 November 1821  1829
Preceded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
Succeeded by William Norris
Personal details
Born 1789
England
Died 20 May 1828
Relations John Matthews (father)
Children Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff
Alma mater King's College, Cambridge

Henry Matthews (1789 – 20 May 1828) was a Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and the sixth Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 November 1821, succeeding Ambrose Hardinge Giffard, and held the office until 1829. He was succeeded by William Norris.[1]

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
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Matthews, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

Legal offices
Preceded by
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
1827 – 1828
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
1821–1829
Succeeded by
William Norris
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