Thomas Eden (civil servant)
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 |
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 |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Eden, Marina née Jones |
| Profession | Colonial administrator |
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.
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[edit]
- ^ Ferguson, John (1887). Ceylon in the Jubilee Year. London: John Haddon & Co. p. 257.
- ^ a b Marquis of Ruviny and Raineval (1911), The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, London, p. 279
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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. Vol. 24. p. 86.