316:
1094:
218:
38:
501:
1242:
1267:
837:
830:
239:
874:
847:
463:
306:
Of all the pestilent "returned colonists" who misrepresent things
Australian in London perhaps not one is equal as a nuisance to a retired Australian Governor.
490:
1022:
1257:
374:
1083:
205:
181:
1262:
1116:
694:
267:, County Down and was a captain in the 14th Regiment, and his second marriage Matilda Beggs, daughter of Francis Beggs of the Grange,
864:
726:
664:
632:
568:
536:
406:
1068:
1058:
948:
901:
790:
133:
600:
1247:
1232:
975:
1015:
1252:
1136:
758:
468:
436:
296:
28:
315:
1237:
1008:
982:
292:
263:, Ireland on 3 March 1828 (as indicated on his grave stone). His parents were William Cairns, a property owner at
753:
882:
121:
68:
1141:
659:
627:
370:
785:
531:
1171:
1166:
1103:
1040:
1031:
955:
857:
288:
244:
100:
965:
595:
145:
686:
302:
Later reflections of his contributions to colonial public life were not considered highly:
1227:
1222:
1126:
928:
921:
894:
721:
248:
80:
8:
938:
911:
563:
92:
1078:
344:
814:
1121:
1111:
1093:
401:
332:
331:
on 7 July 1888, unmarried. He is buried in a modest grave against the east wall of
1191:
1151:
1073:
1201:
1053:
1196:
1156:
1131:
280:
222:
217:
716:
654:
622:
558:
526:
458:
428:
396:
243:(3 March 1828 - 9 June 1888) was a British colonial administrator. He was the
1216:
1186:
1181:
1146:
780:
748:
590:
1176:
1161:
1048:
1000:
173:
992:
815:
Australian
Dictionary of Biography : Sir William Wellington Cairns
348:
567:. New South Wales, Australia. 31 May 1888. p. 4 (FIRST EDITION).
725:. No. 1, 246. Queensland, Australia. 9 October 1876. p. 3.
291:
in
January 1875. He held the post for two years before becoming the
284:
268:
324:
319:
The grave of
William Wellington Cairns, Brompton Cemetery, London
260:
201:
177:
37:
279:
He served in various senior colonial civil service posts in the
335:
near the north-east corner with Anna Maria Cairns, his sister.
328:
264:
197:
535:. South Australia. 19 July 1888. p. 3 (Second Edition).
373:. Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969.
500:. Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. p. 2.
1243:
Knights
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1268:
British colonial governors and administrators in
Oceania
789:. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 1946. p. 4.
464:
Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And
General Advertiser
287:, moving due to health issues, before being appointed
757:. Queensland, Australia. 6 December 1876. p. 2.
467:. Queensland, Australia. 28 January 1875. p. 3.
663:. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1912. p. 12.
631:. Queensland, Australia. 1 July 1928. p. 28.
491:"STATISTICAL RECORD OF THE LEGISLATURE 1836–2007"
1214:
599:. Victoria, Australia. 19 July 1888. p. 9.
435:. South Australia. 1 January 1877. p. 10.
1016:
405:. South Australia. 21 July 1888. p. 31.
1030:
299:in 1874, followed by a knighthood in 1877.
1023:
1009:
737:– via National Library of Australia.
687:"Anna Maria Cairns (1808–1890) Grave Site"
36:
483:
274:
865:Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher
314:
113:23 January 1875 – 14 March 1877
949:George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
902:Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras
134:George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
1258:Governors of British Saint Christopher
1215:
1004:
498:Table A: Governors and Administrators
729:from the original on 1 February 2021
697:from the original on 11 January 2018
365:
363:
13:
507:from the original on 12 March 2011
14:
1279:
1263:Administrators of South Australia
808:
793:from the original on 14 July 2022
761:from the original on 14 July 2022
667:from the original on 14 July 2022
635:from the original on 14 July 2022
603:from the original on 14 July 2022
571:from the original on 14 July 2022
539:from the original on 14 July 2022
471:from the original on 14 July 2022
439:from the original on 14 July 2022
409:from the original on 14 July 2022
377:from the original on 22 June 2021
360:
60:2 May 1874 – 27 May 1874
1092:
983:Administrator of South Australia
459:"His Excellency Governor CAIRNS"
293:Administrator of South Australia
216:
773:
741:
709:
679:
647:
883:President of Saint Christopher
838:Lieutenant Governor of Malacca
615:
583:
551:
519:
451:
421:
389:
16:British colonial administrator
1:
1248:Governors of British Honduras
1233:Governors of British Trinidad
591:"Death of Sir William CAIRNS"
433:The Illustrated Adelaide News
354:
351:was named after him in 1876.
254:
235:Sir William Wellington Cairns
25:Sir William Wellington Cairns
323:He subsequently returned to
295:in 1877. Cairns was given a
7:
1253:Colony of Queensland people
527:"DEATH OF SIR W. W. CAIRNS"
397:"The late Sir W. W. CAIRNS"
371:"William Wellington Cairns"
10:
1284:
655:"Chronicles of Queensland"
628:The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)
1101:
1090:
1038:
989:
980:
972:
966:Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy
962:
953:
945:
935:
926:
918:
908:
899:
891:
871:
862:
854:
844:
835:
827:
822:
786:Townsville Daily Bulletin
532:The Express and Telegraph
338:
310:
228:
211:
187:
160:
155:
151:
146:Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy
139:
127:
117:
106:
98:
86:
74:
64:
53:
48:
44:
35:
23:
1238:Governors of Queensland
1032:Governors of Queensland
831:Frederick Lyon Playfair
956:Governor of Queensland
875:Francis Spencer Wigley
858:James George Mackenzie
781:"Early days in Cairns"
320:
289:Governor of Queensland
275:Trinidad and Australia
245:Governor of Queensland
101:Governor of Queensland
976:Richard Davies Hanson
848:Edward Wingfield Shaw
749:"Cairns, Trinity Bay"
717:"THE ELECTORAL ROLLS"
596:The Argus (Melbourne)
318:
1059:Marquess of Normanby
929:Governor of Trinidad
922:James Robert Longden
895:James Robert Longden
623:"Sir William Cairns"
249:Governor of Trinidad
81:James Robert Longden
49:Governor of Trinidad
939:Henry Turner Irving
912:Robert Miller Mundy
823:Government offices
564:The Australian Star
559:"CAIRNS on Chinese"
429:"Our Illustrations"
259:Cairns was born in
93:Henry Turner Irving
801:– via Trove.
769:– via Trove.
754:The Northern Miner
675:– via Trove.
643:– via Trove.
611:– via Trove.
579:– via Trove.
547:– via Trove.
479:– via Trove.
447:– via Trove.
417:– via Trove.
321:
1210:
1209:
999:
998:
990:Succeeded by
963:Succeeded by
936:Succeeded by
909:Succeeded by
887:
872:Succeeded by
845:Succeeded by
402:Adelaide Observer
333:Brompton Cemetery
327:where he died in
232:
231:
1275:
1117:Baron Chelmsford
1096:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1002:
1001:
993:Samuel James Way
973:Preceded by
946:Preceded by
919:Preceded by
892:Preceded by
878:
855:Preceded by
828:Preceded by
820:
819:
803:
802:
800:
798:
777:
771:
770:
768:
766:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
713:
707:
706:
704:
702:
683:
677:
676:
674:
672:
651:
645:
644:
642:
640:
619:
613:
612:
610:
608:
587:
581:
580:
578:
576:
555:
549:
548:
546:
544:
523:
517:
516:
514:
512:
506:
495:
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
455:
449:
448:
446:
444:
425:
419:
418:
416:
414:
393:
387:
386:
384:
382:
367:
242:
221:
220:
194:
170:
168:
156:Personal details
142:
130:
111:
89:
77:
58:
40:
21:
20:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1213:
1212:
1211:
1206:
1097:
1088:
1084:Baron Lamington
1034:
1029:
995:
986:
978:
968:
959:
951:
941:
932:
924:
914:
905:
897:
877:
868:
860:
850:
841:
833:
811:
806:
796:
794:
779:
778:
774:
764:
762:
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
715:
714:
710:
700:
698:
685:
684:
680:
670:
668:
653:
652:
648:
638:
636:
621:
620:
616:
606:
604:
589:
588:
584:
574:
572:
557:
556:
552:
542:
540:
525:
524:
520:
510:
508:
504:
493:
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
457:
456:
452:
442:
440:
427:
426:
422:
412:
410:
395:
394:
390:
380:
378:
369:
368:
361:
357:
341:
313:
277:
257:
238:
215:
196:
192:
172:
166:
164:
140:
128:
112:
107:
87:
75:
59:
54:
31:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1281:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1108:
1106:
1099:
1098:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1045:
1043:
1036:
1035:
1028:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1005:
997:
996:
991:
988:
979:
974:
970:
969:
964:
961:
952:
947:
943:
942:
937:
934:
925:
920:
916:
915:
910:
907:
898:
893:
889:
888:
873:
870:
861:
856:
852:
851:
846:
843:
834:
829:
825:
824:
818:
817:
810:
809:External links
807:
805:
804:
772:
740:
708:
678:
646:
614:
582:
550:
518:
482:
450:
420:
388:
358:
356:
353:
340:
337:
312:
309:
308:
307:
281:British Empire
276:
273:
256:
253:
230:
229:
226:
225:
213:
209:
208:
195:(aged 60)
189:
185:
184:
162:
158:
157:
153:
152:
149:
148:
143:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
122:Queen Victoria
119:
115:
114:
104:
103:
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
69:Queen Victoria
66:
62:
61:
51:
50:
46:
45:
42:
41:
33:
32:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1280:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1042:
1037:
1033:
1026:
1021:
1019:
1014:
1012:
1007:
1006:
1003:
994:
985:
984:
977:
971:
967:
958:
957:
950:
944:
940:
931:
930:
923:
917:
913:
904:
903:
896:
890:
886:
885:
884:
876:
867:
866:
859:
853:
849:
840:
839:
832:
826:
821:
816:
813:
812:
792:
788:
787:
782:
776:
760:
756:
755:
750:
744:
728:
724:
723:
722:The Telegraph
718:
712:
696:
692:
691:BillionGraves
688:
682:
666:
662:
661:
656:
650:
634:
630:
629:
624:
618:
602:
598:
597:
592:
586:
570:
566:
565:
560:
554:
538:
534:
533:
528:
522:
503:
499:
492:
486:
470:
466:
465:
460:
454:
438:
434:
430:
424:
408:
404:
403:
398:
392:
376:
372:
366:
364:
359:
352:
350:
346:
336:
334:
330:
326:
317:
305:
304:
303:
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
272:
270:
266:
262:
252:
250:
246:
241:
236:
227:
224:
219:
214:
210:
207:
203:
199:
190:
186:
183:
179:
175:
163:
159:
154:
150:
147:
144:
138:
135:
132:
126:
123:
120:
116:
110:
105:
102:
97:
94:
91:
85:
82:
79:
73:
70:
67:
63:
57:
52:
47:
43:
39:
34:
30:
22:
19:
1063:
981:
960:1875 – 1877
954:
927:
906:1870 – 1874
900:
880:
879:
869:1869 – 1870
863:
842:1867 – 1869
836:
795:. Retrieved
784:
775:
763:. Retrieved
752:
743:
731:. Retrieved
720:
711:
699:. Retrieved
690:
681:
669:. Retrieved
658:
649:
637:. Retrieved
626:
617:
605:. Retrieved
594:
585:
573:. Retrieved
562:
553:
541:. Retrieved
530:
521:
509:. Retrieved
497:
485:
473:. Retrieved
462:
453:
441:. Retrieved
432:
423:
411:. Retrieved
400:
391:
379:. Retrieved
343:The city of
342:
322:
301:
278:
258:
234:
233:
193:(1888-07-09)
171:3 March 1828
141:Succeeded by
108:
88:Succeeded by
55:
18:
1228:1888 deaths
1223:1828 births
1127:Goold-Adams
733:5 September
212:Nationality
191:9 July 1888
174:County Down
129:Preceded by
76:Preceded by
1217:Categories
1152:Abel Smith
1104:Federation
1041:Federation
701:10 January
355:References
349:Queensland
283:including
255:Early life
167:1828-03-03
1197:de Jersey
1157:Mansfield
1122:MacGregor
1112:Chermside
511:2 January
109:In office
56:In office
1172:Campbell
1147:Lavarack
1074:Musgrave
1054:Blackall
791:Archived
759:Archived
727:Archived
695:Archived
665:Archived
633:Archived
601:Archived
569:Archived
537:Archived
502:Archived
469:Archived
437:Archived
407:Archived
375:Archived
285:Trinidad
269:Malahide
247:and the
99:4th
1192:Wensley
1182:Arnison
1137:Goodwin
1069:Kennedy
1039:Before
381:15 July
325:England
261:Belfast
223:British
202:England
178:Ireland
118:Monarch
65:Monarch
1167:Ramsay
1162:Hannah
1142:Wilson
1132:Nathan
1102:After
1079:Norman
1064:Cairns
797:17 May
765:17 May
671:17 May
639:17 May
607:17 May
575:17 May
543:17 May
475:17 May
443:17 May
413:17 May
345:Cairns
339:Legacy
329:London
311:Return
265:Cultra
198:London
1202:Young
1187:Bryce
1177:Forde
1049:Bowen
987:1877
933:1874
660:Truth
505:(PDF)
494:(PDF)
799:2020
767:2020
735:2018
703:2018
673:2020
641:2020
609:2020
577:2020
545:2020
513:2019
477:2020
445:2020
415:2020
383:2021
240:KCMG
188:Died
161:Born
29:KCMG
881:as
347:in
297:CMG
1219::
783:.
751:.
719:.
693:.
689:.
657:.
625:.
593:.
561:.
529:.
496:.
461:.
431:.
399:.
362:^
271:.
251:.
237:,
206:UK
204:,
200:,
182:UK
180:,
176:,
1024:e
1017:t
1010:v
705:.
515:.
385:.
169:)
165:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
