Charles Justin MacCarthy

Sir Charles Justin MacCarthy
Tombstone of Charles Justin MacCarthy on the Spa cemetery in 2015.
12th Governor of British Ceylon
In office
22 October 1860 – 1 December 1863
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byCharles Edmund Wilkinson
(Acting governor)
Succeeded byTerence O'Brien
(Acting governor)
Acting
18 January 1855 – 11 May 1855
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byGeorge William Anderson
Succeeded byHenry George Ward
Acting
18 October 1850 – 27 November 1850
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byThe Viscount Torrington
Succeeded byGeorge William Anderson
12th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue
In office
28 May 1847 – 1 October 1851
Preceded byHenry Wright
Succeeded byW. C. Gibson
Personal details
Born1811 (1811)
Brighton, England
Died15 August 1864(1864-08-15) (aged 52–53)
Spa, Belgium

Sir Charles Justin MacCarthy (1811–1864)[1] was the 12th Governor of British Ceylon and the 12th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue. He was appointed on 22 October 1860 and was Governor until 1 December 1863. He also served as acting governor on two separate occasions. He was first appointed in 1850.[2][3]

  1. ^ William Ewart Gladstone (15 February 1969). The Gladstone Diaries: 1825–1832 : 1833–1839. Oxford University Press. pp. 325 note 1. ISBN 978-0-19-821370-3.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.