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Authorised form of nameCarrington; Sir; Codrington Edmund (1769 - 1849)
Dates1769 - 1849
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLongwood, Hampshire, England
Date of birth22 October 1769
Place of deathExmouth
Date of death28 November 1849
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
Winchester College; DCL
Career:
Called to the Bar at Middle Temple (1792); went to India (returned 1799); prepared a code of laws for the Island of Ceylon (1800); first Chief Justice of Ceylon (ca 1800); resigned due to ill health (1806); bought an estate in Buckinghamshire and became a Magistrate; DL for Buckinghamshire; MP for St Mawes (1826-1831); later years spent in St Helier's Jersey
Honours:
Kt 1800
Memberships:
FSA
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/12/1800
RelationshipsSon of Codrington Carrington of Barbados
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Bulloch has death place as Exeter
Royal Society codeNA2173
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
IM/000742Carrington, Sir Codrington Edmundnd
EC/1800/12Carrington, Sir Codrington Edmund: certificate of election to the Royal Society: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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