Robert Brownrigg

Sir
Robert Brownrigg
1810 portrait by Thomas Lawrence
3rd Governor of British Ceylon
In office
11 March 1812 – 1 February 1820
Preceded byJohn Wilson
(Acting governor)
Succeeded byEdward Barnes
(Acting governor)
10th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office
1812–1812
Preceded byJohn Wilson
Succeeded byAlexander Cosby Jackson
Personal details
Born8 February 1758[1]
County Wicklow, Ireland
Died27 April 1833(1833-04-27) (aged 75)
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Catharine Lewis
(m. 1789; died 1804)

Sophia Bissett
(m. 1810; died 1833)
Children7
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1775–1833
RankGeneral
CommandsMilitary Secretary
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Governor of Landguard Fort
Battles/wars

General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, GCB (8 February 1758 – 27 April 1833) was an Irish-born British statesman and soldier. He brought the last part of Sri Lanka under British rule.

  1. ^ D'Oyly, Sir John (1938). Letters to Ceylon, 1814-1824. W. Heffer & Sons, Limited. p. 118.