William Jeffcott

Sir William Jeffcott (1800 – 22 October 1855) was an Anglo-Irish barrister, a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for the District of Port Phillip and Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, Malacca and Singapore.

Background Born in Ireland, he obtained a bachelor of arts from Trinity College, Dublin and in 1828 he was called to the Irish Bar. In June 1843, Jeffcott migrated to the Colony of New South Wales. It has been doubted whether Jeffcott's concerns were well founded, given the long standing-protection of de facto officers. Jeffoctt resigned in December 1844 and was replaced by Roger Therry.

Recorder Jeffcott returned to practice at the Irish Bar. In 1850, he was appointed Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, Malacca and Singapore, to replace Sir Christopher Rawlinson who had been appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras.

Jeffcott died of dysentery on 23 October 1855.