Treasurer of Ceylon
| Treasurer of Ceylon | |
|---|---|
| Member of | the Executive Council | 
| Appointer | Governor of British Ceylon | 
| Formation | 1809 | 
| First holder | Robert Boyd | 
| Abolished | 20th Century | 
| Succession | Minister of Finance | 
The Treasurer of Ceylon was one of six offices that held a seat in the Executive Council of Ceylon.[1]
List of Treasurers
Data based on:
- John Ferguson, Ceylon in the "jubilee Year"., J. Haddon and Co.,1887[2]
 - Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources, Plâté limited, 1924[3]
 
| # | Treasurer | Took office | Left office | Appointed by | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Boyd | 1809 | 1812 | Thomas Maitland | 
| 2 | John William Carrington | 1812 | 1816 | Robert Brownrigg | 
| 3 | Thomas Eden | 1816 | 1822 | |
| 4 | John Drave | 1822 | 1823 | Edward Paget | 
| 5 | William Granville | 1823 | 1824 | James Campbell | 
| 6 | John William Carrington | 1824 | 1828 | Edward Barnes | 
| 7 | William Granville | 1 May 1828 | 1841 | |
| 8 | George Turnour | 1 February 1841 | 1843 | James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | 
| 9 | Francis James Templer | 1 November 1843 | Colin Campbell | |
| 10 | Dillon Browne | 1848 | George Byng | |
| 11 | John Caulfield | 23 October 1854 | 1861 | George William Anderson | 
| 12 | Frederick Saunders | 5 May 1861 | 1865 | Charles Justin MacCarthy | 
| 13 | George Vane | 1 September 1865 | 1882 | Hercules Robinson | 
| 14 | William Dumaresq Wright | 22 June 1882 | 1886 | James Robert Longden | 
| 15 | George Thomas Michael O'Brien | 6 August 1886 | 1890 | Arthur Hamilton-Gordon | 
| 16 | Frederick Richard Saunders | 18 October 1890 | 1899 | Arthur Havelock | 
| 17 | L. F. Lee | 1 April 1899 | 1899 | Joseph West Ridgeway | 
| 18 | Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick | 5 December 1899 | 1901 | |
| 19 | H. H. Cameron | 11 June 1901 | 1904 | |
| 20 | H. C. Nicolle | 6 September 1904 | 1908 | Henry Arthur Blake | 
| 21 | Bernard Senior | 12 December 1908 | 1922 | Henry McCallum | 
| 22 | Wilfred Wentworth Woods | 22 February 1922 | William Manning | 
See also
- Governors of British Ceylon
 - General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
 - Attorney General of Sri Lanka
 - Auditor General of Sri Lanka
 - Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
 
References
- ↑ Wright, Arnold. "Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon". Asian Educational Services. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
 - ↑ Ferguson, John (1887). Ceylon in the "Jubilee Year". J. Haddon and Co. pp. 256–7.
 - ↑ Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources. Plâté limited. 1924. p. 103. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
 
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