John William Carrington (1783 – 10 December 1857) was a British civil servant who was the 9th

Civil Auditor General The Auditor General of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi''; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by th ...

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. He was appointed on 1 December 1817, succeeding

E. Tolfrey Edward Tolfrey (c. 1784 – 9 August 1821) was the 8th Civil Auditor General of British Ceylon. Born in England, he was a cousin of William Tolfrey, also a civil servant in Ceylon. He went out to Ceylon in 1801 and filled a number of civic app ...

, and held the office until 1823. He was succeeded by

Henry Augustus Marshall Henry Augustus Marshall (c. 1776 – 23 January 1841) was a British colonial administrator in British Ceylon. Life Marshall was educated at Harrow School, Harrow and Charterhouse Schools and at Christ Church, Oxford. He went out to Ceylon to joi ...

. He was born around 1783, the younger brother of Sir

Codrington Edmund Carrington Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington, FRS, FSA (22 October 1769 – 28 November 1849) was an English barrister, Chief Justice of Ceylon, and a Member of Parliament. Life He was the son of Codrington Carrington, of the Blackmoor estate on Barbado ...

. He died on 10 December 1857 at his home at

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, London. His wife, Clara, 56, died later the same day.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrington, John William Auditors General of Sri Lanka British colonial governors and administrators in Asia 1783 births 1857 deaths