R. Plasket

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Sir
Richard Plasket
5th Civil Auditor General
In office
14 June 1809 –30 January 1811
Preceded by Samuel Tolfrey
Succeeded by Anthony Bertolacci
Personal details
Born 1782
Died 1847

Sir Richard Plasket or Plaskett, KCMG (1782–1847) was the 5th Civil Auditor General for Ceylon. He was appointed on 14 June 1809, succeeding Samuel Tolfrey, and held the office until 30 January 1811, when he was succeeded by Anthony Bertolacci. [1]

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He left Ceylon in 1814 after 12 years service there and moved to Malta to serve as Chief Secretary under his previous Governor, Sir Thomas Maitland, during which time he was knighted KCMG. In 1824 he was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Cape of Good Hope, where he was heavily involved in establishing the Royal Observatory. He was finally Civil Commissioner in St Helena before his retirement in 1844. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated". p. 300. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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Samuel Tolfrey 		Civil Auditor General
1809–1811 		Succeeded by
Anthony Bertolacci
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