Charles Layard
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Sir Charles Layard |
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18th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
In office 26 April 1902 – 18 June 1906 |
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Appointed by | Joseph West Ridgeway |
Preceded by | John Winfield Bonser |
Succeeded by | Joseph Turner Hutchinson |
3rd Attorney General of Ceylon | |
In office 1 November 1892 – 1902 |
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Preceded by | Samuel Grenier |
Succeeded by | Alfred Lascelles |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
In office October 1892 – 1902 |
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Acting Attorney General of Ceylon | |
In office 18 March 1891 – ? |
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Preceded by | Francis Flemming |
2nd Solicitor General of Ceylon | |
In office 27 July 1888 – October 1892 |
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Preceded by | Charles Lambert Ferdinands |
Succeeded by | Ponnambalam Ramanathan |
Personal details | |
Born | Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon |
5 December 1849
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kent, England |
Spouse(s) | Ada Alexandria neé Julius |
Relations | Charles Peter Layard |
Children | Ada Mildred Layard |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Sir Charles Peter Layard (5 December 1849 – 8 June 1916) was the 18th Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1902 to 1906.
Charles Peter Layard was born on 5 December 1849 in Colombo, the youngest of nine children, to Charles Peter Layard (1806 - 1893) and Louisa Anne née Edwards (1809 - 1886), who hailed from a distinguished family, whose earlier relatives migrated to Ceylon. His father was a civil servant and first Mayor of Colombo.[1]
Layard was appointed Chief Justice on 21 March 1902,[2] upon the retirement of John Winfield Bonser, and took up the position on 26 April 1902. He was one of the first Chief Justices produced by the local bar,[3] and served until he was succeeded by Joseph Turner Hutchinson in June 1906.[4][5]
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Preceded by | Chief Justice of Ceylon 1902-1906 |
Succeeded by Joseph Turner Hutchinson |
Preceded by | Attorney General of Ceylon 1892-1902 |
Succeeded by Alfred Lascelles |
Preceded by | Solicitor General of Ceylon 1888-1892 |
Succeeded by Ponnambalam Ramanathan |
- Chief Justices of British Ceylon
- Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
- Solicitor General of Ceylon
- 20th-century Sri Lankan people
- 19th-century Sri Lankan people
- Sri Lankan people of British descent
- 19th-century British people
- People of British Ceylon
- 1849 births
- 1916 deaths
- Attorney General of Ceylon
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge