Lancelot Henry Elphinstone

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Lancelot Henry Elphinstone
22nd Attorney General of Ceylon
In office
6 October 1924 – 1929
Preceded by Henry Gollan
Succeeded by Edward St. John Jackson
Personal details
Born (1879-09-02)2 September 1879[1]
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Sir Lancelot Henry Elphinstone (1879–1965) was the 22nd Attorney General of Ceylon. He was appointed on 6 October 1924, succeeding Henry Gollan, and held the office until 1929. He was succeeded by Edward St. John Jackson.[2]

From 1929 to 1932 he was the Chief Judge of the Federated Malay States. He was knighted in the 1931 New Year Honours.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ELPHINSTONE, Sir Lancelot (Henry), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
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  3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33675. p. 3. 30 December 1930.
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Ceylon
1924–1929
Succeeded by
Edward St. John Jackson