Robert Boyd (civil servant) explained

Robert Boyd
Order:3rd
Office:Accountant General and Civil Auditor
Term Start:29 September 1802
Term End:1 October 1806
Predecessor:Thomas Frazer
Successor:Samuel Tolfrey
Office2:Treasurer of Ceylon
Term Start2:1809
Term End2:1812
Successor2:J. W. Carrington

Robert Boyd was the third Accountant General and Civil Auditor in British Ceylon. He was appointed on 29 September 1802, succeeding Thomas Frazer, and held the office until 1 October 1806. He was succeeded by Samuel Tolfrey.[1]

Sent as a civil servant to Ceylon in 1801, Boyd became Commissioner of Revenue, and was retired in 1836.[2] He became treasurer in 1809.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Auditor Generals. auditorgeneral.gov.lk. 13 December 2013.
  2. Book: Lennox A Mills. Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795-1932. 12 November 2012. Routledge. 978-1-136-26271-5. 67 note 3.
  3. Book: John Ferguson. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year. 1994. Asian Educational Services. 978-81-206-0963-1. 256.