Sir Charles Justin MacCarthy | |
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 Tombstone of Charles Justin MacCarthy on the Spa cemetery in 2015. | |
| 12th Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 22 October 1860 – 1 December 1863 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Charles Edmund Wilkinson (Acting governor) |
| Succeeded by | Terence O'Brien (Acting governor) |
| Acting 18 January 1855 – 11 May 1855 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | George William Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Henry George Ward |
| Acting 18 October 1850 – 27 November 1850 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Torrington |
| Succeeded by | George William Anderson |
| 12th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | |
| In office 28 May 1847 – 1 October 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Wright |
| Succeeded by | W. C. Gibson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1811 Brighton, England |
| Died | 15 August 1864 (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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.