Succeeded by John Drave | Profession Colonial administrator | |
Preceded by John William Carrington Spouse(s) Frances Elizabeth née Rodney (m. 1810) Children John Patrick (b.1813), William Frederick (b.1814), Louisa Frances Catherine, Frances Marianne (b.1820), Sarah Frederica, Caroline Elizabeth Parents Thomas Eden, Marina née Jones Died 4 November 1845, Swansea, United Kingdom | ||
Thomas Eden, (29 November 1787 – 4 November 1845) was the Secretary to the Governor of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Treasurer of Ceylon (1816–1822), Commissioner of Stamps, and a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
Eden was born in England on 29 November 1787, the oldest son of Thomas Eden (1745–1805), the deputy auditor of Greenwich Hospital, and Marina née Jones (1750–?). Eden's father, Thomas, was the fourth son of the third Baronet of West Auckland. On 4 January 1810 he married Frances Elizabeth (?–1879) the daughter of Hon. John Rodney (Colonial Secretary of Ceylon 1806–1833) in Colombo.
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