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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 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.
The governor-general of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. [ 1 ]
Governors of British Ceylon (1798–1948) Dominion of Ceylon. Governor-General of Ceylon (1948–1972) This page was last edited on 7 June 2023, at 01:44 (UTC). ...
[2] [3] The governor had to consult the Executive Council in the discharge of his duties but he could over rule the council's advice. [1] [4] In 1840 the Auditor-General replaced the Government Agent for the Central Province on the council and in 1883 the Queen's Advocate post was renamed Attorney General.
The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. It follows the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom into the hands of the British Empire. [ 6 ] It ended over 2300 years of Sinhalese monarchy rule on the island. [ 7 ]
He served as first British Governor of Ceylon from 1798 to 1805. North built his official residence, the Doric Bungalow, near the Mannar Sea according to his own plan; he himself used to supervise the pearl fishery, which at that time provided a substantial income for the British. [4] In 1817, he succeeded his elder brother as fifth Earl of ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: January 2001: 27 June 2002 [11] [12] 7: Monty Gopallawa: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 27 June 2002: 26 September 2005 [13] [14] 8: Jagath Balasuriya (acting) Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 26 September 2005: 16 December 2005 [15] 9: Tikiri Kobbekaduwa: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 16 December 2005: 19 January 2015 [16] [17] [18] 10 ...
The Government of Sri Lanka issued a commemorative stamp in 1982, to mark the 4th death anniversary of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke. [19] A biography under the title 'OEG' was written by Charles Joseph Jeffries, and memorials to Goonetilleke include a six-foot bronze statue by sculptor Tissa Ranasinghe , commissioned by his family and installed in ...