Ward executive council of Ceylon

Ward executive council of Ceylon
Ward executive council of Ceylon
	; 6th Cabinet of British Ceylon
Date formed	11 May 1855
Date dissolved	30 June 1860
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Victoria
Head of government	Henry George Ward
No. of ministers	6
Total no. of members	8
History
Predecessor	George William Anderson executive council of Ceylon
Successor	MacCarthy executive council of Ceylon

The Ward executive council was executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Henry George Ward.

Executive council members

Member of Council	Office	Took office	Left office	Notes
Henry George Ward	Governor	11 May 1855	30 June 1860
Charles Justin MacCarthy	Colonial Secretary	11 May 1855	1860
Major general Thomas Reed	Commander of Troops	11 May 1855	?	Replaced by Henry Frederick Lockyer
Major general Henry Frederick Lockyer	Commander of Troops	1856	30 June 1860
Henry Collingwood Selby	Attorney General as Queen's Advocate	11 May 1855	1858	Replaced by Henry Byerley Thompson
Henry Byerley Thompson	Attorney General as Queen's Advocate	3 May 1858	30 June 1860
W. C. Gibson	Auditor General	11 May 1855	30 June 1860
John Caulfield	Treasurer	11 May 1855	30 June 1860

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Government offices
Preceded by George William Anderson executive council of Ceylon	Executive councils of Ceylonese 1855–1860	Succeeded by MacCarthy executive council of Ceylon

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