William Charles Gibson | |
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13th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | |
In office 1 October 1851 –24 June 1861 | |
Preceded by | Charles Justin MacCarthy |
Succeeded by | Richard Theodore Pennefather |
William Charles Gibson was the 13th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 October 1851,succeeding Charles Justin MacCarthy,and held the office until 1861. He was succeeded by R. T. Pennefather. [1]
Year 858 (DCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Earl of the County of Cork,usually shortened to Earl of Cork,is a title in the Peerage of Ireland,held in conjunction with the Earldom of Orrery since 1753. It was created in 1620 for the Anglo-Irish politician Richard Boyle,1st Baron Boyle. He had already been created Lord Boyle,Baron of Youghal,in the County of Cork,in 1616,and was made Viscount of Dungarvan,in the County of Waterford,at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland.
Charles Grey,2nd Earl Grey,,known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807,was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834. He was a descendant of the noble House of Grey and a member of the Whig Party.
Earl Grey is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for General Charles Grey,1st Baron Grey. In 1801,he was given the title Baron Grey of Howick in the County of Northumberland,and in 1806 he was created Viscount Howick in the County of Northumberland,at the same time as he was given the earldom. A member of the prominent Grey family of Northumberland,Earl Grey was the third son of Sir Henry Grey,1st Baronet of Howick.
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon,6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland,and the second-oldest in the British Isles,only the English marquessate of Winchester being older. The Marquess holds the following subsidiary titles:Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet and Earl of Aboyne,and Baron Meldrum,of Morven in the County of Aberdeen
Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England. The second earldom dates to 1442. The holder of the Earldom of Shrewsbury also holds the title of Earl of Waterford (1446) in the Peerage of Ireland and Earl Talbot (1784) in the Peerage of Great Britain. Shrewsbury and Waterford are the oldest earldoms in their peerages held by someone with no higher title,and as such the Earl of Shrewsbury is sometimes described as the premier earl of England and Ireland.
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Marquess of Londonderry,of the County of Londonderry,is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
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Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1742.
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Sir Charles Lilley was a Premier and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He had a significant influence on the form and spirit of state education in colonial Queensland which lasted well into the 20th century.
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