Francis Templer

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Eleanor Williams
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Francis James Templer
9th Treasurer of Ceylon
In office
1843–1854
ChildrenKatherine Mary, Francis Buller, James Berkley, Ellen Maria, Anne Henrietta, Henry Dawson Skinner
Parent(s) James Templer, Mary née Buller
ProfessionColonial administrator

Francis James Templer (6 June 1791 - 22 October 1854) was a British civil servant, who served as the ninth Treasurer of Ceylon from 1 November 1843 to October 1854. [1] He was a member of the 3rd executive council of British Ceylon, the Campbell executive council.

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Early life

Francis James Templer was born on 6 June 1792 at Stover House in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, the youngest son of James Templer (1748 - 1813) and Mary née Buller (1749–1829), [2] third daughter of James Buller (1717–1765). [3]

He studied at Blundell's School, Devon from 1801 to 1804. [4]

Civil service career

Templer entered the Ceylon Civil Service in 1817. He arrived, with his wife Eleanor and family, in Colombo on 13 November 1817, aboard the Alexander. He served as the provincial judge in Calpentyn, the government agent in Ratnapura, the sitting magistrate in Colombo, the collector of Chilaw (1827-1833), [5] the collector and government agent of Colombo (1833-1843), and the fiscal of Jaffna (1845). [6] Templer was appointed Treasurer of Ceylon, Deputy Paymaster General to the Queen's Troops and Commissioner of Stamps, by Governor Colin Campbell, on 1 November 1843 and died in office in October 1854. [7] [8]

Whilst he was serving as the collector of Chilaw, Templer was responsible for establishing the Anglican Church in Chilaw, St. James' Church. The community honoured his contribution by naming the church after him. [9] [10]

Family

Templar married Eleanor Williams (1796–1877), the daughter of Anna Maria and Henry Williams, at the Church of King Charles the Martyr on 16 April 1816 at Falmouth, Cornwall. They had six children, three daughters and three sons:

He died on 22 October 1854 at the age of 63 in Brighton, Sussex, England. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Robin D. (2002). "Studies in the Decorative Arts". 'Furniture of Plain but Substantial Kind' at the British Governors' Houses in Ceylon, C. 1830-1860. 10: 2–34.
  2. ↑ Dates per her mural monument in Teigngrace Church
  3. ↑ Burke's, 1937, p.278, pedigree of Buller of Downes
  4. ↑ Register of Blundell's School - 1770-1882. Exter: Old Blundellian Club. 1904. p. 54.
  5. ↑ https://thedutchburgherunion.org/journals/vol_11_20/JDBU%20Vol%2016%20No%201%20-%201926(1).pdf
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Lewis, J. Perry (1914). List of Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon. Government Printer, Ceylon. p. 180.
  7. ↑ https://sanipanhwar.com/The%20Indian%20Mail%20-%201844.pdf
  8. ↑ https://www.defence.lk/upload/ebooks/The%20Ceylon%20Almanac%201854.pdf
  9. ↑ "Historic Chilaw church celebrates 175 years". The Sunday Times . 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Chilaw Fort of the Portuguese". 25 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Military - International Ceylon Database".
  12. ↑ Sir Bernard Burke (1921). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain. Burke Publishing Company. p. 234.
  13. ↑ "Devon". Gazetteer of Church Monuments. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Nichols, John, ed. (1854). "The Gentleman's Magazine". 196–197. F. Jefferies: 664.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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