NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Johnston, Alexander, Sir, 1775-1849 NRA: Johnston Sir Alexander (1775-1849) Knight Colonial Administrator DNB: Johnston, Sir Alexander (1775-1849), colonial official and judge in Ceylon LBT ID: AlJohns1849 VIAF ID: 60677648 LOC ID: n89204189 | B/BAP: 1775-04-25 DIED: 1849-03-06 |
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Chief Justice of Ceylon (1805), founder of the Royal Asiatic Society (1823), and privy
counsellor (1832). He published in the Literary Gazette. | |