Edward St. John Jackson

Sir Edward St. John Jackson GCMG, KBE, KC
23rd Attorney General of Ceylon
In office 12 May 1929 – 1936
Preceded by	Lancelot Henry Elphinstone
Succeeded by	John Curtois Howard
Legal Secretary of Malta
In office 1937–1940
24th Lieutenant Governor of Malta
In office 1940–1943
Preceded by	John Adams Hunter
Succeeded by	Sir David Campbell
10th Chief Justice of Cyprus
In office 19 May 1943 – 1952
Preceded by	Sir Bernard Arthur Crean
Succeeded by	Sir Eric Hallman
Personal details
Born	1886
Died	1961
Citizenship	British
Relations	Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson (brother)
Father	Sir Henry Moore Jackson

Sir Edward St. John Jackson (1886-1961) was the 23rd Attorney General of Ceylon.^[1] He was appointed on 12 May 1929, succeeding Lancelot Henry Elphinstone, and held the office until 1936. He was succeeded by John Curtois Howard.^[2]

References

1. "Permanent Holders of the Office of Attorney General". Attorney General's Departmant. Sri Lanka. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10.
2. Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: the first 185 years. Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. p. 356. ISBN 978-955-599-000-4.