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Torrington executive council of Ceylon | |
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.svg){kind=small} 4th Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
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| Date formed | 29 May 1847 |
| Date dissolved | 18 October 1850 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Victoria |
| Head of government | Viscount Torrington |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Ministers removed | 2 |
| Total no. of members | 8 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Campbell executive council of Ceylon |
| Successor | George William Anderson executive council of Ceylon |
The Torrington executive council was executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Viscount Torrington.
Executive council members
| Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Viscount Torrington | Governor | 29 May 1847 | 18 October 1850 | |
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James Emerson Tennent | Colonial Secretary | 29 May 1847 | 18 October 1850 | |
| Major general William Smelt | Commander of Troops | 29 May 1847 | 18 October 1850 | ||
| Arthur William Buller |
Attorney General as Queen's Advocate |
29 May 1847 | 1848 | Replaced by Henry Collingwood Selby | |
| Henry Collingwood Selby | 23 June 1848 | 18 October 1850 | |||
| Charles J. MacCarthy | Auditor General | 29 May 1847 | 18 October 1850 | ||
| Francis Templer | Treasurer | 29 May 1847 | 1848 | Replaced by Dillon Browne | |
| Dillon Browne | 1848 | 18 October 1850 |
See also
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