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Longden executive council of Ceylon | |
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10th Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
Date formed | 4 September 1877 |
Date dissolved | 10 July 1883 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Queen Victoria |
Head of government | James Robert Longden |
No. of ministers | 6 |
Ministers removed | 4 |
Total no. of members | 10 |
History | |
Predecessor | Gregory executive council of Ceylon |
Successor | Hamilton-Gordon executive council of Ceylon |
The Longden executive council was 10th executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor James Robert Longden.
Executive council members
Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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James Robert Longden | Governor | 4 September 1877 | 10 July 1883 | ||
Arthur Birch | Colonial Secretary | 4 September 1877 | 1878 | Replaced by John Douglas | |
John Douglas | 18 August 1878 | 10 July 1883 | |||
Major general John Alfred Street | Commander of Troops | 4 September 1877 | ? | Replaced by William Wilby | |
Major general William Wilby | 1879 | 10 July 1883 | |||
Richard Cayley | Attorney General as Queen's Advocate |
4 September 1877 | 1879 | Replaced by Bruce Burnside | |
Bruce Burnside | 24 October 1879 | 1883 | |||
W. H. Ravenscroft | Auditor General | 4 September 1877 | 10 July 1883 | ||
George Vane | Treasurer | 4 September 1877 | 1882 | Replaced by William D. Wright | |
William D. Wright | 22 June 1882 | 10 July 1883 |
See also
References
Government offices | ||
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Preceded byGregory executive council of Ceylon | Executive councils of Ceylonese 1877–1883 |
Succeeded byHamilton-Gordon executive council of Ceylon |