William Arrindell

Sir William Arrindell CB (12 October 1796 – 27 December 1862)^[1] was a British judge.^[2]

Sir William Arrindell
Attorney General of British Guiana
In office 1845–1852
Personal details
Born	(1796-10-12)12 October 1796 Tortola, Virgin Islands
Died	27 December 1862(1862-12-27) (aged 66) Demerara, British Guiana

Born in Tortola, the Virgin Islands, he was educated in England.^[1] Arrindell worked as barrister in Georgetown^[3] and in 1824, he defended John Smith in his trial.^[4] Arrindell became Attorney-General of British Guiana in 1845^[5] and was subsequently appointed Chief Justice of British Guiana in 1852.^[6] He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1858 and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the same year.^[7]

He died at Demerara, aged 66, from the consequences of a fall from a staircase.^[4] His funeral procession stretched for half a mile and was the greatest British Guiana had seen so far.^[4]