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British Major-General (1797–1860)

Major-GeneralHenry Frederick Lockyer


Acting Governor of British Ceylon
In office 30 June 1860 – 30 July 1860
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Henry George Ward
Succeeded by	Charles Edmund Wilkinson (Acting governor)
21st General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office 1856–?
Preceded by	T. Reed
Succeeded by	Terence O'Brien

Personal details
Born	1797
Died	1860
Spouse	Ellis Ann Elizabeth Lockyer
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon

Major-General Henry Frederick Lockyer, CB, KH (1797–30 August 1860) was an acting Governor of British Ceylon.

He saw much service, including as commander of the 97th Regiment of Foot, being promoted from Colonel to Major-General of that regiment in 1858. He was appointed acting Governor of Ceylon on 30 June 1860 and was acting Governor until 30 July 1860. On his return journey home, he died aboard the SS Ripon. He was succeeded by Charles Edmund Wilkinson.

References

"The Preparations For War". Times. 2 March 1854. p. 9.
"The New Army Warrant And Its Changes". Times. 26 October 1858. p. 7.
The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 209, page 443
"The Calcutta And China Mails". Times. 3 September 1860. p. 9.
"Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

Government offices
Preceded byHenry George Ward	Acting Governor of British Ceylon 1860-1860	Succeeded byCharles Edmund Wilkinson acting governor
Military offices
Preceded byThomas Reed	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon 1856–?	Succeeded byTerence O'Brien

v t e ←Governors of British Ceylon
Military Governors	Agnew Stuart Doyle Bonnevaux de Meuron Andrews*
Governors	North Maitland Wilson Brownrigg Barnes Paget Campbell Barnes Wilson Wilmot-Horton Stewart-Mackenzie Campbell Emerson Tennent Torrington MacCarthy Anderson MacCarthy Ward Lockyer Wilkinson MacCarthy O'Brien Robinson Robinson Irving Gregory Longden Douglas Hamilton-Gordon Havelock Walker Ridgeway im Thurn Blake Clifford McCallum Stubbs Chalmers Stubbs Anderson Stubbs Manning Clementi Alexander Clifford Fletcher Stanley Bourdillon Thomson Tyrrell Stubbs Wedderburn Caldecott Moore**
Acting, Resident and Superintendent, became Governor-General of Ceylon*

v t e General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Stuart Doyle Bonnevaux de Meuron Champagné MacDowall Wemyss Maitland Wilson Brownrigg Jackson Barnes Campbell Lowe Wilson Arbuthnot Campbell Smelt Bainbrigge Reed Lockyer O'Brien Hodson Renny Street Wilby McLeod Lennox Massy Clive-Justice Hobson MacDonald Money Lawrence Allen Malcolm Hackett-Thompson MacFarlane Coffin Higginson Girdwood Shewell Lyon Thurburn Inskip Pownall Tuker

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