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Sir William Wellington Cairns
Governor of Trinidad
In office
2 May 1874 – 27 May 1874
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byJames Robert Longden
Succeeded byHenry Turner Irving
4th Governor of Queensland
In office
23 January 1875 – 14 March 1877
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byGeorge Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Succeeded bySir Arthur Edward Kennedy
Personal details
Born1828
Co. Down, Ireland, UK
Died(1888-07-09)9 July 1888
London, England, UK
NationalityUnited Kingdom British

Sir William Wellington Cairns, KCMG (1828 – 1888) was a British colonial administrator.

Life

He was born in Belfast on 3 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 7 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.

The grave of William Wellington Cairns, Brompton Cemetery, London

Legacy

The city of Cairns in Queensland was named after him.

Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Malacca
1867 – 1869
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher
1869 – 1870
Succeeded byas President of Saint Christopher
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras
1870 – 1874
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Trinidad
1874
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Queensland
1875 – 1877
Succeeded by