Sir William Carpenter Rowe (bapt. 28 July 1801 – 9 November 1859) was an English jurist and the tenth Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Sir William Carpenter Rowe | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Appointed by | Henry George Ward |
| Preceded by | William Ogle Carr |
| Succeeded by | Edward Shepherd Creasy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1801 Launceston, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 9 November 1859 (aged 58)[1][2] Point de Galle, Ceylon |
Early Days
editHe was born in Launceston, Cornwall, the eldest son of Dr. Coryndon Rowe, and Ann. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.[2]
Career
editHe was knighted in January 1856.[3] The following February he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon to succeed William Ogle Carr.[3] He held the post until 1859 when he was succeeded in turn by Edward Shepherd Creasy.[4][5]
While resident in Ceylon he was elected the fourth President of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, serving from 1859 to his death.[6]
Personal life
editHe was married to Frances Elizabeth Storey and lived whilst in Ceylon at The Lodge, Kandy, where they had one child. He died after a short illness on 9 November 1859 at Point de Galle, Ceylon.[7] He was buried at All Saints Church, Galle Fort, Ceylon, aged 58.[8]
References
edit- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ a b Boase, George Clement (1878). Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: P-Z. Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer. p. 604. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
William Carpenter Rowe.
- ^ a b "No. 6572". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 February 1856. p. 175.
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 17 December 1859. p. 1.
- ^ "The burial Register and Cemetery". All Saints Church. Retrieved 7 January 2017.