Alexander Johnston

Alexander Johnston
Alexander Johnston

Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS, was a British colonial official who served as third Chief Justice of Ceylon and second Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He introduced a range of administrative reforms in Sri Lanka, introducing numerous liberal ideas and supporting the rights of natives. He was also an orientalist and along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and others he was a founding member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Male
Date of Birth
April 25th, 1775
Age
251
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
March 6th, 1849
Died Aged
73
Star Sign
Taurus
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