Sir Colville Arthur Durell Barclay, 11th Baronet, (20 December 1829 – 18 February 1896) was a British colonial administrator and the 17th Auditor General and

Accountant General and Controller of Revenue The Auditor General of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi''; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by th ...

of Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon). He was born the son of Sir David William Barclay of Pierston, Ayrshire, 10th Baronet, whom he succeeded as 11th Baronet in 1888. He was educated at Grosvenor College, Bath. He joined the Colonial Service in 1846 and was posted to Mauritius, where he became a Member of the Legislative Council, Collector of Customs and Receiver-General. He was appointed Auditor General of Ceylon on 16 June 1876, succeeding John Douglas, and held the office until 23 May 1877. He was succeeded by

W. H. Ravenscroft William Henry Ravenscroft, CMG (11 January 1843 – 29 May 1890) was the 18th Auditor General and Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon. He was born the son of Henry William Ravenscroft of London. He served in the Commissariat ...

. He was made

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in 1878. He died in Paris in 1896. He had married Louise Melanie de Belzim, with whom he had three sons. He was succeeded as 12th Baronet by his eldest son, Sir David Edward Durell Barclay.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, C. A. D. 1829 births 1896 deaths Nobility from North Ayrshire British colonial governors and administrators in Asia Auditors general of Sri Lanka 19th-century British politicians Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 11 People from British Ceylon