Ridgeway executive council of Ceylon
Appearance
Ridgeway executive council of Ceylon | |
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![]() 13th Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
Date formed | 10 February 1896 |
Date dissolved | 19 November 1903 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Queen Victoria (1896-1901) Edward VII (1901-1903) |
Head of government | Joseph West Ridgeway |
No. of ministers | 6 |
Ministers removed | 7 |
Total no. of members | 13 |
History | |
Predecessor | Havelock executive council of Ceylon |
Successor | Blake executive council of Ceylon |
The Ridgeway executive council was the 13th executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Joseph West Ridgeway.
Executive council members
[edit]Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Joseph West Ridgeway | Governor | 10 February 1896 | 19 November 1903 | ||
Edward Noël Walker | Colonial Secretary | 10 February 1896 | 1901 | Replaced by Everard im Thurn | |
Everard im Thurn | 18 June 1901 | 19 November 1903 | |||
Lieutenant colonel Henry Byrde | Commander of the Ceylon Volunteers | 10 February 1896 | 13 May 1896 | Replaced by A. F. C. Vincent | |
Colonel A. F. C. Vincent | 13 May 1896 | 19 November 1903 | Served as Commander of the Ceylon Volunteers Force | ||
Charles Layard | Attorney General | 10 February 1896 | 1902 | Replaced by Alfred Lascelles | |
Alfred Lascelles | 18 June 1902 | 19 November 1903 | |||
William Thomas Taylor | Auditor General | 10 February 1896 | 1 March 1902 | Replaced by F. R. Ellis | |
F. R. Ellis | 1 March 1902 | 19 November 1903 | |||
Frederick Richard Saunders | Treasurer | 10 February 1896 | 1899 | Replaced by L. F. Lee | |
L. F. Lee | 1 April 1899 | 1899 | Replaced by Charles Pennycuick | ||
Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick | 5 December 1899 | 1901 | Replaced by H. H. Cameron | ||
Hardinge Hay Cameron | 11 June 1901 | 19 November 1903 |