Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS

Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS (25 April 1775 – 6 March 1849), was a British colonial official who served as 3rd Chief Justice of Ceylon and 2nd Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He introduced a range of administrative reforms in Sri Lanka, introducing numerous liberal ideas and supporting the rights of natives. He was also an orientalist and along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and others he was a founding member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

He became a Freemason in 1810 as a member of Prince of Wales's Lodge No. 412 (now 259), London. He served as Provincial Grand Master for Ceylon from 1810 through 1849. He also joined the Lodge of Antiquity No. 2, London in 1822 but was removed from membership in 1827 "for non-payment of arrears."

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