Henry Frederick Lockyer Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Major-General
Henry Frederick Lockyer
Order:Acting
Office:Governor of British Ceylon
Term Start:30 June 1860
Term End:30 July 1860
Predecessor:Henry George Ward
Successor:Charles Edmund Wilkinson
(Acting governor)
Order2:21st
Office2:General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Term Start2:1856
Term End2:?
Predecessor2:T. Reed
Successor2:Terence O'Brien
Birth Date:1797
Death Date:1860
Spouse:Ellis Ann Elizabeth Lockyer
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Rank:Major-General
Commands:General Officer Commanding, Ceylon

Major-General Henry Frederick Lockyer, CB, KH (1797–30 August 1860) was an acting Governor of British Ceylon.

He saw much service, including as commander of the 97th Regiment of Foot, being promoted from Colonel to Major-General of that regiment in 1858.[1] [2] He was appointed acting Governor of Ceylon on 30 June 1860 and was acting Governor until 30 July 1860. On his return journey home, he died aboard the SS Ripon.[3] [4] He was succeeded by Charles Edmund Wilkinson.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2 March 1854 . The Preparations For War. . Times . 9.
  2. News: 26 October 1858 . The New Army Warrant And Its Changes. . Times . 7.
  3. The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 209, page 443
  4. News: 3 September 1860 . The Calcutta And China Mails. . Times . 9.
  5. Web site: Sri Lanka. Rulers.org. 20 June 2013.