Frederick Saunders, CCS, JP, (c.1804 - 29 September 1870) was the acting Postmaster General of Ceylon (1839), Legislative Council the twelfth

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(1861–1865), and a member of both the Legislative Council and Governor's Executive Council, under the

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administration.

Career

Saunders initially worked in the Custom's office in

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in February 1823, before taking on the role of warehouse keeper, in

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in September 1825. In February 1828 he went on to being the controller of customs at

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, followed by a position in March 1833 of collector of customs at

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. In August 1836 he travelled to

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to take on the role of controller of customs. On 1 February 1839 he was appointed the acting Postmaster General of Ceylon. In 1841 he was appointed acting collector of customs and acting warehouse keeper. In 1842 he reverted to the office of controller of customs. Saunders served as principal collector of customs from 1849 until 1961, and also served on the Legislative Council from 1850. On 5 May 1861 Saunders was officially appointed as the Treasurer of Ceylon, deputy paymaster general to the Queen's Troops and Commissioner of Stamps, and served on the

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, led by

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, and the subsequent Executive Council led by

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, until he resigned from the position in August 1865.

Family

Saunders married Louisa Matilda Tucker (1814–1895). They had two children Elizabeth Mary (1837-1914) and Sir Frederick Richard

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(1838–1910), who also served as Treasurer of Ceylon and Commissioner of Stamps (1890–1897). Saunders died on 29 September 1870 in

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, England, at the age of 66.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Frederick British civil servants in Ceylon Government Agents (Sri Lanka) People from British Ceylon Treasurers of Ceylon Date of birth missing 1870 deaths