Henry Matthews (judge)

Henry Matthews (1789 – 20 May 1828) was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and the sixth Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.

He was appointed on 1 November 1821, succeeding Ambrose Hardinge Giffard, and held the office until 1829.

[1] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed.

Dictionary of National Biography.

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