Charles Marshall (judge)

Sir Charles Marshall (1788 – 5 February 1873)^[1] was the sixth Chief Justice of Ceylon.^[2]

Sir Charles Marshall
6th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 18 February 1833 – 3 March 1836
Appointed by	Robert Wilmot-Horton
Preceded by	Richard Ottley
Succeeded by	William Norris
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office 1829 – 18 February 1833
Provisional Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office 14 June 1828 – 1829
Personal details
Born	1788
Died	5 February 1873 London, England
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge

Marshall was the only son of Sergeant Marshall, a lawyer, and was educated at Westminster School. He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1806, graduating B.A. in 1810, and M.A. in 1814. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1815.^[1]

Marshall was knighted in 1832 and appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 18 February 1833, succeeding Richard Ottley. In 1835 he fought a duel with Sir John Wilson, in command of British troops in Ceylon, which took place in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, once a plantation. He held the position until his resignation on 3 March 1836, when he was succeeded by William Norris.^[3][4][5][6]

Marshall produced the first book on Sri Lankan Law.^[7] He also published Term Reports Common Pleas and Marshall on Insurance.

He died at his London home in 1873. He had married Mary, the widow of John Cox and sister-in-law of the Rev John Oliver, warden of the London Diocesan Penitentiary.^[2]