Sir William Wellington Cairns | |
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Governor of Trinidad | |
In office 2 May 1874 – 27 May 1874 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | James Robert Longden |
Succeeded by | Henry Turner Irving |
4th Governor of Queensland | |
In office 23 January 1875 – 14 March 1877 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby |
Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy |
Personal details | |
Born | County Down, Ireland, UK | 3 March 1828
Died | 9 July 1888 London, England, UK | (aged 60)
Nationality | British |
Sir William Wellington Cairns, KCMG (3 March 1828 - 9 June 1888) was a British colonial administrator. He was the Governor of Queensland and the Governor of Trinidad.