Alexander Johnston (1775–1849)
(1775-1849)
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Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS (25 April 1775 – 6 March 1849), was a British colonial official who served as third Chief Justice of Ceylon and second Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He introduced a range of administrative reforms in Sri Lanka, introducing numerous liberal ideas and supporting the rights of natives. He was also an orientalist and along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and others he was a founding member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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25 April 1775 Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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| Died |
6 March 1849 (aged 73) London, United Kingdom
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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