Alexander Johnston (1775–1849), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Johnston (1775–1849)
Sri Lankan judge
Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1775
Place of Birth: Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 06-Mar-1849
Profession: judge
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Alexander Johnston (1775–1849)
- Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS (25 April 1775 – 6 March 1849), was a British colonial official who served as third Chief Justice of Ceylon and second Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.
- He introduced a range of administrative reforms in Sri Lanka, introducing numerous liberal ideas and supporting the rights of natives.
- He was also an orientalist and along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and others he was a founding member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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