Sir William Ogle Carr (13 November 1802 – 24 April 1856) was the ninth

Chief Justice of Ceylon The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the Chief Justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are ...

and eighth King's Advocate of Ceylon. He was appointed on 17 April 1854, succeeding

Anthony Oliphant Sir Anthony Oliphant (17 November 1793 – 9 March 1859) was a Scottish lawyer who was the eighth Chief Justice of Ceylon. Early life and family Oliphant was born in Forgandenny, Perthshire, the third of seven children of Ebenezer Oliphant of Co ...

, and was Chief Justice until 1856. He was succeeded by William Carpenter Rowe. Carr took J. G. Hildebrand on the bench. In the following year he functioned as Senior Puisne Justice before being confirmed in the post. When Chief Justice Oliphant retired in 1854 Carr took the middle seat.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, William Ogle Chief Justices of British Ceylon 19th-century Sri Lankan people Sri Lankan people of British descent British expatriates in Sri Lanka 19th-century British people 1802 births 1856 deaths Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon Attorneys General of British Ceylon