William Carpenter Rowe Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sir
William Carpenter Rowe
Office:10th Chief Justice of Ceylon
Appointer:Henry George Ward
Term Start:1857
Term End:1859
Predecessor:William Ogle Carr
Successor:Edward Shepherd Creasy
Birth Date:1801
Birth Place:Launceston, Cornwall, England
Death Date:9 November 1859 (aged 58)[1] [2]
Death Place:Point de Galle, Ceylon

Sir William Carpenter Rowe (bapt. 28 July 1801 – 9 November 1859) was an English jurist and the tenth Chief Justice of Ceylon.

Early Days

He was born in Launceston, Cornwall, the eldest son of Dr. Coryndon Rowe, and Ann. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.[2]

Career

He was knighted in January 1856. The following February he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon to succeed William Ogle Carr. He held the post until 1859 when he was succeeded in turn by Edward Shepherd Creasy.[3] [4]

While resident in Ceylon he was elected the fourth President of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, serving from 1859 to his death.[5]

Personal life

He was married to Frances Elizabeth Storey and lived whilst in Ceylon at The Lodge, Kandy, where they had one child. He died after a short illness on 9 November 1859 at Point de Galle, Ceylon.[6] He was buried at All Saints Church, Galle Fort, Ceylon, aged 58.[7]

Notes and References

  1. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  2. Book: Boase . George Clement . Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: P-Z . 1878 . Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer . 604 . William Carpenter Rowe. . 10 February 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Overview. Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. 19 October 2013.
  4. Book: John Ferguson. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year. 7 January 2013. Repr.. 1996 . 1887. Asian Educational Services. 978-81-206-0963-1. 254.
  5. Web site: Past Presidents. 18 November 2009 . Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. 6 January 2017.
  6. News: Deaths . . 1 . 17 December 1859 .
  7. Web site: The burial Register and Cemetery. All Saints Church. 7 January 2017.