Governor of Ceylon
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The Governor of Ceylon was the British Crown’s chief colonial administrator and representative in Ceylon, overseeing its governance during the period of British rule.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ viceregal representative ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| appointedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| appointedForTerm | at pleasure of the Crown ⓘ |
| category | Governors of British Ceylon ⓘ |
| country | British Ceylon ⓘ |
| endTime |
1947
ⓘ
1948 ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Governor-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of Ceylon
Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of the Dominion of Ceylon
|
| governingBody |
Government of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of British Ceylon
|
| governs |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
British Ceylon ⓘ
surface form:
Crown colony of Ceylon
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
Legislative Council of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of Ceylon
colonial civil service of Ceylon ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | territory of Ceylon ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to appoint colonial officials
ⓘ
to assent to or veto colonial legislation ⓘ to issue ordinances ⓘ |
| insignia |
Emblem of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Coat of arms of British Ceylon
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Crown colony governorship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | British colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | British colonial administration in Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | His Excellency the Governor of Ceylon ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial administration ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Dutch Governor of Ceylon
ⓘ
Portuguese Governor of Ceylon ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Dominion status for Ceylon
ⓘ
office of Governor-General of Ceylon ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial Office in London
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ |
| residence | Queen's House, Colombo ⓘ |
| residenceType | official residence ⓘ |
| role |
chief colonial administrator in Ceylon
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of colonial forces in Ceylon ⓘ head of the colonial government of Ceylon ⓘ representative of the British Crown in Ceylon ⓘ |
| seat | Colombo ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of Ceylon
|
| startTime | 1798 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | British colonial period in Ceylon ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.