Robinson executive council of Ceylon
Robinson executive council of Ceylon | |
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.svg.png){kind=small} 8th Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
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| Date formed | 16 May 1865 |
| Date dissolved | 4 January 1872 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Victoria |
| Head of government | Hercules Robinson |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Ministers removed | 5 |
| Total no. of members | 11 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | MacCarthy executive council of Ceylon |
| Successor | Gregory executive council of Ceylon |
The Robinson executive council was 8th executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Hercules Robinson.
Executive council members
| Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules Robinson | Governor | 16 May 1865 | 4 January 1872 | |
| W. C. Gibson | Colonial Secretary | 16 May 1865 | 1869 | Replaced by Henry Turner Irving | |
| Henry Turner Irving | 4 June 1869 | 4 January 1872 | |||
| Major general Studholme John Hodgson | Commander of Troops | 1865 | ? | Replaced by Henry Renny | |
| Major general Henry Renny | 1869 | ? | |||
| Richard Morgan | Attorney General as Queen's Advocate | 16 May 1865 | 4 January 1872 | ||
| R. T. Pennefeather | Auditor General | 16 May 1865 | 3 January 1866 | Replaced by R. J. Callander | |
| R. J. Callander | 3 January 1866 | 10 March 1870 | Replaced by John Douglas | ||
| John Douglas | 10 March 1870 | 4 January 1872 | |||
| Frederick Saunders | Treasurer | 16 May 1865 | 1865 | Replaced by George Vane | |
| George Vane | 1 September 1865 | 4 January 1872 |
