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The governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive...21 KB (604 words) - 20:33, 6 August 2024- Portuguese Ceylon (1594–1658) List of governors of Dutch Ceylon (1640–1796) Governors of British Ceylon (1798–1948) Governor-General of Ceylon (1948–1972)...1 KB (60 words) - 01:44, 7 June 2023
officially British Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories...40 KB (4,092 words) - 13:47, 8 December 2024
republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. There were four governors-general. Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore became the last governor of Ceylon and first governor-general...9 KB (716 words) - 20:43, 28 November 2024- The following is a list of governors of Dutch Ceylon. The Dutch arrived on the island of Ceylon on 2 May 1639. Parts of the island were incorporated as...8 KB (74 words) - 17:14, 23 September 2023
Herbert Stanley (category Governors of British Ceylon)ISBN 1-4120-4952-0. Hulugalle, H.A.J., British Governors of Ceylon, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (1963) Mansergh, N. (1980) The First British Commonwealth, Routledge;...7 KB (530 words) - 20:52, 3 August 2024
Edward Stubbs (category Governors of British Ceylon)1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of four British territories during his career, including Hong Kong and Ceylon. Reginald...14 KB (1,236 words) - 19:05, 11 October 2024
was adopted from the official dress of the Speaker of the House of Commons. Parties Governors of British Ceylon Independent United National Party...20 KB (929 words) - 11:22, 9 December 2024
Robert Brownrigg (category Governors of British Ceylon)was appointed Governor of Ceylon. In 1815, he acquired the Kingdom of Kandy through an agreement with the help of defecting ministers of the Kandyan King...10 KB (613 words) - 18:56, 30 November 2024
J. (1963) "Sir Thomas Maitland (1805–1811)" British Governors of Ceylon Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 18–25, OCLC 4175720...22 KB (1,716 words) - 17:30, 19 October 2024
representative, the governor-general of Ceylon. The Ceylon Independence Act 1947 transformed the British Crown Colony of Ceylon into an independent sovereign...98 KB (11,015 words) - 08:37, 10 December 2024- Bernard Henry Bourdillon (category Governors of British Ceylon)of Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, serving in this role until 1932 and twice acting as Governor of Ceylon. Whilst in Ceylon, he served as president of the...18 KB (1,944 words) - 21:22, 27 August 2024
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon and second Military Governor of British Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 March 1796 and was Governor until 1 January 1797. He...9 KB (573 words) - 12:54, 19 October 2024
Cecil Clementi (category Governors of British Ceylon)appointed colonial secretary of British Guiana, a post he held until 1922. From there he was named the colonial secretary of Ceylon, where he served until 1925...15 KB (1,294 words) - 14:20, 28 November 2024
October 1776 – 19 March 1838) was a British soldier who became governor of Ceylon. Barnes joined the 47th Regiment of Foot in 1792 as an ensign, and quickly...11 KB (680 words) - 12:46, 3 October 2024
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (category Governors of British Ceylon)was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong, then 13th Governor of Ceylon, and subsequently, the 14th Governor of New...29 KB (2,384 words) - 22:14, 28 August 2024- Henry Monck-Mason Moore (category Governors of British Ceylon)March 1887 – 26 March 1964) was a British colonial administrator of British Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ceylon. The son of Rev. Edward William Moore, he was...9 KB (693 words) - 22:03, 19 October 2024
served as Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1904 and 1911 and Governor of Ceylon between 1916 and 1918,. He was the first Governor of Ceylon to die...7 KB (648 words) - 19:07, 11 October 2024
Hugh Clifford (colonial administrator) (category Governors of British Ceylon)take the post of Colonial Secretary of Trinidad and Tobago. Later he was appointed Governor of British Ceylon (1907-1912), Governor of the Gold Coast...17 KB (1,371 words) - 20:24, 25 November 2024
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore (redirect from Governor Stanmore)1877–1880 Governor of New Zealand, 29 November 1880 – 24 June 1882 Governor of Ceylon, 1883–1890. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael...13 KB (864 words) - 16:52, 6 December 2024
- community of Ceylon. The English first cast their eyes upon Ceylon in 1782 during the war with Holland, when a British force reduced and took possession of Trincomalee
- of the Indian subcontinent in South India; formerly known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives
- increasing number of tourists in the future. Sri Lanka, also known as “Ceylon” back in the day, was under the colonization of the British since 1815, who