Henry Augustus Marshall

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Henry Augustus Marshall
10th Civil Auditor General
In office
1823 – 1 February 1841
Preceded byJohn William Carrington
Succeeded byHenry Wright
Personal details
Bornc. 1776
Died23 January 1841 (aged 64)
Ceylon

Henry Augustus Marshall (c. 1776 – 23 January 1841) was a British colonial administrator in British Ceylon.[1]

Life[edit]

Marshall was educated at Harrow and Charterhouse Schools and at Christ Church, Oxford.

He went out to Ceylon to join the Civil Service there in 1798 and served as a provincial judge. He became Controller-General of Customs in 1816 and was then appointed the 10th Civil Auditor General of Ceylon in 1823, succeeding J. W. Carrington. He held that office until his death in 1841, when he was succeeded by Henry Wright.[2]

Marshall died of fever in Munwal and was buried in Galle Face Cemetery, Colombo.[1] He had married Elizabeth Brooke and had two sons: Henry and John.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China and Australasia. Black, Parbury, & Allen. 1841. p. 61.
  2. ^ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
Legal offices
Preceded by Civil Auditor General
1823–1841
Succeeded by