William Cairns
Sir William Wellington Cairns | |
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| Governor of Trinidad | |
| In office 2 May 1874 – 27 May 1874 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | James Robert Longden |
| Succeeded by | Henry Turner Irving |
| 4th Governor of Queensland | |
| In office 23 January 1875 – 14 March 1877 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1828 Co. Down, Ireland, UK |
| Died | 9 July 1888 London, England, UK |
| Nationality |  British |
Sir William Wellington Cairns, KCMG (1828 – 1888) was a British colonial administrator.
Life
He was born in Belfast on 3rd March 1828.
He served in various senior colonial civil service posts in the British Empire before being appointed Governor of Queensland in January 1875. He held the post for two years before becoming acting Governor of South Australia.
He subsequently returned to England where he died in London on 7th July 1888.
He is buried in a modest grave against the east wall of Brompton Cemetery near the north-east corner with Anna Maria Cairns, his wife.
Legacy
The city of Cairns in Queensland was named after him.
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