William Coke

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Sir
William Coke
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
28 October 1810 –1 September 1818
Succeeded by Henry Byrne
Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
6 March 1809 –1811
Nominated by Edmund Henry Lushington
Appointed by Alexander Johnston
4th Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
In office
5 September 1808 –1811
Preceded by James Dunkin
Succeeded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
Personal details
Born 1776
England
Died 1 September 1818
Trincomalee, British Ceylon
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford, University of Oxford

Sir William Coke (1776 – 1 September 1818) was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon as well as acting as Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon and the fourth Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.

Coke arrived in Ceylon on 15 September 1808. He was appointed on 5 September 1808, succeeding James Dunkin, and held the office until 1811. He was succeeded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard. [1] [2]

James Dunkin was the first and third Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He was appointed on 19 February 1801 and held the office until 1802. Dunkin was appointed again in 1806. He was succeeded by Alexander Johnston.

Ambrose Hardinge Giffard Chief justice of British Ceylon

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Coke died of dysentery when in Trincomalee for a Criminal Session. [3]

Dysentery inflammation of the intestine causing diarrhea with blood

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Trincomalee City in Sri Lanka

Trincomalee also known as Gokanna/Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast of the island overlooking the Trincomalee Harbour, 237 kilometres (147 mi) north-east of Colombo, 182 kilometres (113 mi) south-east of Jaffna and 111 kilometres (69 mi) miles north of Batticaloa, Trincomalee has been one of the main centres of Sri Lankan Tamil language speaking culture on the island for over two millennia. With a population of 99,135, the city is built on a peninsula of the same name, which divides its inner and outer harbours. People from Trincomalee are known as Trincomalians and the local authority is Trincomalee Urban Council. Trincomalee city is home to the famous Koneswaram temple from where it developed and earned its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai. The town is home to other historical monuments such as the Bhadrakali Amman Temple, Trincomalee, the Trincomalee Hindu Cultural Hall and, opened in 1897, the Trincomalee Hindu College. Trincomalee is also the site of the Trincomalee railway station and an ancient ferry service to Jaffna and the south side of the harbour at Muttur.

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References

  1. ↑ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B (1986), The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years, Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services, ISBN   978-955-599-000-4
  2. ↑ "List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated". archive.org. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Notes on the Geography of Sri Lanka: Colombo". The Great Mirror. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
Legal offices
Preceded by
 Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
1810– 1818 		Succeeded by
Henry Byrne
Preceded by
Edmund Henry Lushington 		Provisional Chief Justice of Ceylon
1809–1811 		Succeeded by
Alexander Johnston
Preceded by
James Dunkin 		Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
1808–1811 		Succeeded by
Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
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