The Stewart-Mackenzie executive council was 2nd executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie.
Stewart-Mackenzie executive council of Ceylon | |
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.svg){kind=small} 2nd Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
| Date formed | 7 November 1837 |
| Date dissolved | 15 April 1841 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Victoria |
| Head of government | James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Ministers removed | 4 |
| Total no. of members | 10 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Wilmot-Horton executive council of Ceylon |
| Successor | Campbell executive council of Ceylon |
Executive council members edit
| Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | Governor | 7 November 1837 | 15 April 1841 | ||
| Philip Anstruther | Colonial Secretary | 7 November 1837 | 15 April 1841 | ||
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Major general Robert Arbuthnot | Commander of Troops | 7 November 1837 | 15 April 1841 | |
| William Ogle Carr | Attorney General as Queen's Advocate |
7 November 1837 | 1838 | Served as King's Advocate Replaced by John Stark | |
| John Stark | 10 December 1838 | 1840 | Replaced by Arthur William Buller | ||
| Arthur William Buller | 17 October 1840 | 15 April 1841 | |||
| Henry Augustus Marshall | Auditor General | 7 November 1837 | 1 February 1841 | Served as Civil Auditor General | |
| Henry Wright | 1 February 1841 | 15 April 1841 | |||
| William Granville | Treasurer | 7 November 1837 | 1841 | Replaced by George Turnour | |
| George Turnour | 1 February 1841 | 15 April 1841 |