title: Robinson executive council of Ceylon
text: # Robinson executive council of Ceylon
  
  The Robinson executive council was 8th executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Hercules Robinson.
  
  ## Executive council members
  
  | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hercules Robinson | Governor | 16 May 1865 | 4 January 1872 | |
  | W. C. Gibson | Colonial Secretary | 16 May 1865 | 1869 | Replaced by Henry Turner Irving |
  | Henry Turner Irving | Colonial Secretary | 4 June 1869 | 4 January 1872 | |
  | Major general Studholme John Hodgson | Commander of Troops | 1865 | ? | Replaced by Henry Renny |
  | Major general Henry Renny | Commander of Troops | 1869 | ? | |
  | Richard Morgan | Attorney General as Queen's Advocate | 16 May 1865 | 4 January 1872 | |
  | R. T. Pennefeather | Auditor General | 16 May 1865 | 3 January 1866 | Replaced by R. J. Callander |
  | R. J. Callander | Auditor General | 3 January 1866 | 10 March 1870 | Replaced by John Douglas |
  | John Douglas | Auditor General | 10 March 1870 | 4 January 1872 | |
  | Frederick Saunders | Treasurer | 16 May 1865 | 1865 | Replaced by George Vane |
  | George Vane | Treasurer | 1 September 1865 | 4 January 1872 | |
  