Alexander Wood Renton

Sir
Alexander Wood Renton
21st Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
22 August 1914 – 1918
Appointed byRobert Chalmers
Preceded byAlfred Lascelles
Succeeded byAnton Bertram
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
Personal details
Born(1861-06-24)24 June 1861
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Died17 June 1933(1933-06-17) (aged 71)
London, England[1]
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Sir Alexander Wood Renton GCMG KC (24 June 1861 – 17 June 1933) was a Scottish lawyer and British colonial judge. He served as the 21st Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1914 to 1918.

  1. ^ "Sir A. W. Renton – Jurist and Colonial Judge". The Times. 19 June 1933. p. 19.