William Coke

For the Canadian surgeon General, see William Lawrence Coke.

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.

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

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]

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

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". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
3. "Notes on the Geography of Sri Lanka: Colombo". The Great Mirror. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

External links

• Coke, Sir William (c 1776-1818) Knight Chief Justice of Ceylon

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