Richard Morgan (Ceylonese judge)

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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
1 January 1857 – 19 November 1857
Personal details
Born21 February 1821
Ceylon
Died27 January 1876 (aged 54)
Colombo, Ceylon
NationalityCeylonese (Sri Lankan)
ResidenceWhist Bungalow

Sir Richard Francis Morgan (21 February 1821 – 27 January 1876)

Crown Advocate who prosecuted famed bandit Saradiel.[2]

Sir Richard was the 11th and youngest child of Owen Richard Morgan, port magistrate of Colombo, and Behrana Lucretea Lourensz. He was educated at the

Morgan was knighted in 1874, while serving as Crown Advocate of Ceylon.

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References

Citations

  1. ^ Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of Ceylon: Sitting in Appeal in the Year 1877. Columbo Print. Office. 1878. p. 291. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Walford, Edward (1876). The County Families of the United Kingdom Or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 693. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The Genealogy of the Dutch Burgher Union" (PDF). The Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union: 62–64. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "The London Gazette 21 July 1874". thegazette.co.uk. The London Gazette Publication date:21 July 1874. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ India and the East, The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, 22 August 1874, p.2

Bibliography

  • Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years (465/1000 ed.). Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. .

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon

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Succeeded by
Preceded by
Queen's Advocate of Ceylon

1863–1876
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