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Henry Matthews
Henry Matthews
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
	In office; 10 October 1827 – 1828
6th Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
	In office; 1 November 1821 – 1829
Preceded by	Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
Succeeded by	William Norris
Personal details
Born	1789; England
Died	20 May 1828
Relations	John Matthews (father)
Children	Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

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. He was succeeded by William Norris.^[1]

References

^ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B (1986), The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years, Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services, ISBN 978-955-599-000-4

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Matthews, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Legal offices
Preceded by	Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 1827 – 1828	Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambrose Hardinge Giffard	Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon 1821–1829	Succeeded by William Norris