The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Layard, Hon’ble Sir Charles Peter
Laynard, Hon’ble Sir Charles Peter. Kt., (1903), M.A., Chief Justice, Ceylon, (retired); o.s. of late Sir C. Peter Laynard, K.C.M.G.; educ: Cheltenham College, and St. John’s College, Cambridge; called to Bar (Inner Temple), 1873; m. Ada Alexandrina, 2nd d. of A. A. J. Mortlake; enrolled as an Advocate, Supreme Court, Ceylon, 1873; became Solicitor-General, 1888; acting Attorney-General, 1891 93; Judge, Supreme Court, 1893; represented Ceylon at the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia; became Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Ceylon, 1903. Address; The Grey House, Longton Green, Kent. Club: Oxford, Cambridge.