William Carpenter Rowe
Sir William Carpenter Rowe was an English jurist and the tenth Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Early Days
He was born in Launceston, Cornwall, the eldest son of Dr. Coryndon Rowe, and Ann. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.Career
He was knighted in January 1856. The following February he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon to succeed William Ogle Carr. He held the post until 1859 when he was succeeded in turn by Edward Shepherd Creasy.While resident in Ceylon he was elected the fourth President of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, serving from 1859 to his death.