Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was one of six offices that held a seat in the Executive Council of Ceylon.[1][2]
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon | |
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Member of | the Executive Council |
Appointer | Governor of British Ceylon |
Formation | 12 October 1798 |
First holder | Hugh Cleghorn |
Abolished | 20th Century |
The post was replaced with that of Chief Secretary of Ceylon by the Order in Council, 1931.
List of Colonial Secretaries
Data based on:
- John Ferguson, Ceylon in the "jubilee Year"., J. Haddon and Co.,1887[3]
- Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources, Plâté limited, 1924[4]
See also
References
- Wrigh, Arnold (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120613355. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- Mills, Lennox A (12 November 2012). Ceylon Under British Rule 1795-1932. Routledge. ISBN 9781136262715. 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. pp. 100–1. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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