Thomas Eden (civil servant)
Thomas Eden, (29 November 1787 – 4 November 1845) was the Secretary to the Governor of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Treasurer of Ceylon[1] (1816–1822), Commissioner of Stamps, and a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
Thomas Eden | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Treasurer of Ceylon | |
| In office 1816–1822 | |
| Preceded by | John William Carrington |
| Succeeded by | John Drave |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1787 |
| Died | 4 November 1845 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Elizabeth née Rodney ( m. 1810) |
| Children | John Patrick (b.1813), William Frederick (b.1814), Louisa Frances Catherine, Frances Marianne (b.1820), Sarah Frederica, Caroline Elizabeth |
| Parents | Thomas Eden, Marina née Jones |
| Profession | Colonial administrator |
Eden was born in England on 29 November 1787, the oldest son of Thomas Eden (1745–1805), the deputy auditor of Greenwich Hospital, and Marina née Jones (1750–?).[2] Eden's father, Thomas, was the fourth son of the third Baronet of West Auckland. On 4 January 1810 he married Frances Elizabeth (?–1879) the daughter of Hon. John Rodney (Colonial Secretary of Ceylon 1806–1833)[2] in Colombo.[3]
References
- Ferguson, John (1887). Ceylon in the Jubilee Year. London: John Haddon & Co. p. 257.
- Marquis of Ruviny and Raineval (1911), The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, London, p. 279
- Gold, Joyce (1810). The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects. 24. p. 86.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by John William Carrington |
Treasurer of Ceylon 1816–1822 |
Succeeded by John Drave |
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