William Cairns

Sir William Wellington Cairns KCMG
Governor of Trinidad
In office 2 May 1874 – 27 May 1874
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	James Robert Longden
Succeeded by	Henry Turner Irving
4th Governor of Queensland
In office 23 January 1875 – 14 March 1877
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Succeeded by	Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy
Personal details
Born	1828 Co. Down, Ireland, UK
Died	9 July 1888(1888-07-09) London, England, UK
Nationality	British

Sir William Wellington Cairns, KCMG (1828 – 1888) was a British colonial administrator.

Life

He was born in Belfast on 3 March 1828.

He served in various senior colonial civil service posts in the British Empire before being appointed Governor of Queensland in January 1875. He held the post for two years before becoming acting Governor of South Australia.

He subsequently returned to England where he died in London on 7 July 1888.

He is buried in a modest grave against the east wall of Brompton Cemetery near the north-east corner with Anna Maria Cairns, his wife.

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The grave of William Wellington Cairns, Brompton Cemetery, London

Legacy

The city of Cairns in Queensland was named after him.

External links

• Australian Dictionary of Biography : Sir William Wellington Cairns

Government offices
Preceded by Frederick Lyon Playfair	Lieutenant Governor of Malacca 1867 – 1869	Succeeded by Edward Wingfield Shaw
Preceded by James George Mackenzie	Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher 1869 – 1870	Succeeded by Francis Spencer Wigley as President of Saint Christopher
Preceded by James Robert Longden	Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras 1870 – 1874	Succeeded by Robert Miller Mundy
Preceded by James Robert Longden	Governor of Trinidad 1874	Succeeded by Henry Turner Irving
Preceded by George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby	Governor of Queensland 1875 – 1877	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy