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]