J. W. Carrington
British civil servant
About J. W. Carrington
J. W. Carrington was a Sri Lankan.
John William Carrington (1783 – 10 December 1857) was a British civil servant who was the ninth Civil Auditor General in Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 December 1817, succeeding E. Tolfrey, and held the office until 1823. He was succeeded by Henry Augustus Marshall.
He was born around 1783, the younger brother of Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington. He died on 10 December 1857 at his home at Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, London. His wife, Clara, 56, died later the same day.
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Who was J. W. Carrington?
British civil servant
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J. W. Carrington was Sri Lankan.
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