Charles Wray

Charles Wray (c. 1786- 2 October 1836) was Chief Justice of Guyana for fourteen years from 1821 to 1835, having been a barrister in England.

Wray was the son of Colonel John Wray, of Park Place, St James's,^[1] formerly of Hull, and the brother of another John Wray, the Receiver of the Metropolitan Police from 1829 to 1860. He was educated at Shrewsbury, then took a B.A. (1807) and M.A. (1810) from Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2]

He was called to the bar in 1811 from Lincoln's Inn, and worked on the Northern Circuit; he was then nominated Recorder of Hull. In 1821, he was appointed Chief Justice of Guyana, and served in this capacity until 1835. He was also a Lieutenant Colonel on the staff of the George Town Brigade of Militia.^[3] Shortly after his retirement, Wray died, on 2 October 1836.^[4][5] His son, Lieutenant-General Henry Wray C.M.G., was an engineer and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

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