Wilmot-Horton executive council of Ceylon
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Wilmot-Horton executive council of Ceylon | |
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![]() 1st Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
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Date formed | 19 March 1833 |
Date dissolved | 7 November 1837 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | William IV (1833-1837) Queen Victoria (1837-1837) |
Head of government | Robert Wilmot-Horton |
No. of ministers | 6 |
Total no. of members | 8 |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Stewart-Mackenzie executive council of Ceylon |
The Wilmot-Horton executive council was first executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Robert Wilmot-Horton.
Executive council members[]
Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Robert Wilmot-Horton | Governor | 19 March 1833 | 7 November 1837 | |
John Rodney | Colonial Secretary | 19 March 1833 | 1833 | Replaced by Philip Anstruther | |
Philip Anstruther | 1 May 1833 | 7 November 1837 | |||
Major general John Wilson | Commander of Troops | 19 March 1833 | 7 November 1837 | ||
William Norris | Attorney General as Advocate Fiscal |
19 March 1833 | 1833 | Replaced by William Ogle Carr | |
William Ogle Carr | Attorney General as King's Advocate |
2 April 1833 | 7 November 1837 | ||
Henry Augustus Marshall | Auditor General as Civil Auditor General |
19 March 1833 | 7 November 1837 | ||
William Granville | Treasurer | 19 March 1833 | 7 November 1837 |
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Categories:
- 1833 establishments in Ceylon
- 1837 disestablishments in Ceylon
- Cabinets established in 1833
- Cabinets disestablished in 1837
- Ceylonese executive councils
- Ministries of Queen Victoria
- Ministries of William IV of the United Kingdom