William Coke
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Sir William Coke |
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
In office 28 October 1810 – 1 September 1818 |
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Succeeded by | Henry Byrne |
Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
In office 6 March 1809 – 1811 |
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Nominated by | Edmund Henry Lushington |
Appointed by | Alexander Johnston |
4th Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon | |
In office 5 September 1808 – 1811 |
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Preceded by | James Dunkin |
Succeeded by | Ambrose Hardinge Giffard |
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Born | 1776 England |
Died | 1 September 1818 Trincomalee, British Ceylon |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford, University of Oxford |
Sir William Coke (1776 - 1 September 1818) was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon as well as acting as Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon and a the fourth Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.
Coke arrived in Ceylon on 15 September, 1808. He was appointed on 5 September 1808, succeeding James Dunkin, and held the office until 1811. He was succeeded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard.[1][2]
Coke died of dysentery when in Trincomalee for a Criminal Session.[3]
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Preceded by | Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 1810– 1818 |
Succeeded by Henry Byrne |
Preceded by | Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon 1809–1811 |
Succeeded by Alexander Johnston |
Preceded by | Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon 1808–1811 |
Succeeded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard |