Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes was a British Army officer who served as the governor of British Ceylon.
Barnes in 1818, by George Dawe
Robert Brownrigg
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General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He brought the last part of Sri Lanka under British rule.
Edward Barnes (British Army officer)
…his connection with Ceylon began. Lieutenant-General Barnes was appointed acting Governor of Ceylon from 1 February 1820 to 2 February 1822, succeeding Robert Brownrigg. He then served as governor of Ceylon from 18 January 1824 to 13 October 1831, succeeded by Robert Wilmot-Horton (1784–1841, governor 13 to 23 October…
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, 1810