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Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore became the last governor of Ceylon and first governor-general when the Ceylon Order in Council, the first constitution of independent Ceylon came into effect. He was followed by Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury , thereafter by Sir Oliver Goonetilleke the first Ceylonese to be appointed to the post.
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 Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Ceylon. The governor was the head of the British colonial administration in Ceylon, reporting to the Colonial Office.
Collins joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1910 and served in a variety of administrative posts including Government Agent. In the 1920s, he was involved in the preparation of the Manning Constitution which introduced constitutional reforms in Ceylon. [2] In 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, and 1943, he served as Acting Financial Secretary. In 1940, he ...
In 1986, he returned to the Central Bank as its Deputy Governor and was later appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Scientific Affairs. In 1994, he was appointed Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon and shortly took over as Secretary of the Treasury, a post he would hold until 1995. In 1998, he was appointed Governor of the Central Bank ...
Pages in category "Governors of British Ceylon" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. ... This page was last edited on 13 January 2024, at 11: ...
This is a list of Ceylonese executive councils from its inception on 13 March 1833 until the creation of the Board of Ministers in 1931.. The Executive Council created in British Ceylon by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon as the legislative body.
Jamaica was claimed for Spain in 1494 when Christopher Columbus first landed on the island. Spain began occupying the island in 1509, naming it Santiago. The second governor, Francisco de Garay, established Villa de la Vega, now known as Spanish Town, as his capital.
The governor of Ceylon can refer to historical vice-regal representatives of three colonial powers: ... This page was last edited on 7 June 2023, at 01:44 (UTC).