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'''Francis Robert Ellis''', [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] ( |
'''Francis Robert Ellis''', [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (May 5, 1849 – November 25, 1915) was the 22nd [[Auditor General]] and [[Accountant General and Controller of Revenue]] of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). <ref> {{cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Ellis,_Francis_Robert|title=Ellis, Francis Robert|publisher=Indian Biographical Dictionary|accessdate=12 July 2017}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 08:36, 12 February 2018
Francis Robert Ellis | |
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| 22nd Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | |
| In office 1 March 1902 – 1 March 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William Thomas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Senior |
| 8th Governor of North Borneo | |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Peregrine Gueritz |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Scott Mason |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 05 1849 Ireland 25 |
| Died | 1915 London 11 25 |
| Resting place | 05 05 11 25 |
| Spouse25 | Lucy Thornton |
| Parent |
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Francis Robert Ellis, CMG (May 5, 1849 – November 25, 1915) was the 22nd Auditor General and Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). [1]
He was born the son of Colonel F. Ellis.
He joined the Colonial Service in Ceylon as a writer in 1871 and became Judge of Ratnapura in 1883, Police Magistrate in Colombo in 1885 and Director and Inspector-General of Prisons, Ceylon in 1891. He progressed to Government Agent of the Southern Province in 1897 and of Western Province the same year.
He was appointed Auditor General on 1 March 1902, succeeding William Thomas Taylor, and held the office until 1 March 1907, when he was succeeded by Bernard Senior.[2]
He then transferred to British North Borneo as Governor in 1911.
He married Lucy, daughter of D. B. Thornton of St. Petersburg.
References
- ^ "Ellis, Francis Robert". Indian Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.