George William Anderson

George William Anderson (1791 – 12 March 1857[1]) was the officiating governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 28 April 1841 to 9 June 1842.

For the politician in British Columbia, Canada, see George William Anderson (Canadian politician).

George William Anderson
10th Governor of British Ceylon
In office
27 November 1850 – 18 January 1855
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byCharles Justin MacCarthy
(Acting governor)
Succeeded byCharles Justin MacCarthy
(Acting governor)
Personal details
Born1791
Died12 March 1857

Anderson entered the Bombay Civil Service in 1806. He was responsible for drawing up the Bombay Civil Code of 1827 and served as a judge in the Sadr Diwani and Sadr Faujdari courts. In 1838, he was named to the Indian Law Commission and from 1843 to 1846 was President of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. He was knighted in 1849.[1]

He was 7th Governor of Mauritius from 8 June 1849 until 19 October 1850,[2] when he was appointed governor of Ceylon, following the harsh suppression of the 1848 civil uprising by the previous office holder, Viscount Torrington.[3] He resigned in 1855.[1]

References
  • Great Britain. India Office (1919). The India list and India Office list. Harrison.
  1. "Sir George William Anderson". Dictionary of Indian Biography. Haskell House Publishers. 1971. p. 13. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. Mauritius Archived 2009-06-09 at WebCite World Statesmen.org
  3. Katherine Prior, ‘Anderson, Sir George William (1791–1857)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir William Maynard Gomm		 Governor of Mauritius
1849–1850		 Succeeded by
Sir James Macaulay Higginson
Preceded by
Charles Justin MacCarthy
acting governor		 Governor of British Ceylon
1850-1855		 Succeeded by
Charles Justin MacCarthy
acting governor


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