Francis Robert Ellis | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | |
| In office 1 March 1902 – 1 March 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William Thomas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Senior |
| 8th Governor of North Borneo | |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Peregrine Gueritz |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Scott Mason |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1849 Ireland |
| Died | 25 November 1915 (aged 66) London |
| Spouse | Lucy Thornton |
Francis Robert Ellis, CMG (5 May 1849 – 25 November 1915) was the 22nd Auditor General and Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).[1]
He was born the son of Colonel F. Ellis.
He joined the Colonial Service in Ceylon as a writer in 1871 and became Judge of Ratnapura in 1883, Police Magistrate in Colombo in 1885 and Director and Inspector-General of Prisons, Ceylon in 1891. He progressed to Government Agent of the Southern Province in 1897 and of Western Province the same year.
He was appointed Auditor General on 1 March 1902, succeeding William Thomas Taylor, and held the office until 1 March 1907, when he was succeeded by Bernard Senior.[2]
He then transferred to British North Borneo as Governor in 1911.
He married Lucy, daughter of D. B. Thornton of St. Petersburg.