Stewart-Mackenzie executive council of Ceylon
2nd Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
Date formed | 7 November 1837 |
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Date dissolved | 15 April 1841 |
People and organizations | |
Head of government | James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie |
Head of state | Queen Victoria |
Number of ministers | 6 |
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) | 3 |
Total number of ministers | 9 |
History | |
Previous | Wilmot-Horton executive council of Ceylon |
Successor | Campbell executive council of Ceylon |
The Stewart-Mackenzie executive council was 2nd executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie.
Executive council members
Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | Governor | 7 November 1837 | 15 April 1841 | ||
Philip Anstruther | Colonial Secretary | 7 November 1837 | 15 April 1841 | ||
Major general Robert Arbuthnot | Commander of Troops | 7 November 1837 | 15 April 1841 | ||
William Ogle Carr | Attorney General as King's Advocate | 7 November 1837 | 1838 | ||
John Stark | Attorney General as Queen's Advocate | 10 December 1838 | 1840 | ||
Arthur William Buller | 17 October 1840 | 15 April 1841 | |||
Henry Augustus Marshall | Auditor General as Civil Auditor General | 7 November 1837 | 1 February 1841 | ||
H. Wright | Auditor General | 1 February 1841 | 15 April 1841 | ||
? | Treasurer |
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Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Wilmot-Horton executive council of Ceylon |
Executive councils of Ceylonese 1837–1841 |
Succeeded by Campbell executive council of Ceylon |