Henry Augustus Marshall (c. 1776 – 23 January 1841) was a British colonial administrator in

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Life

Marshall was educated at Harrow and

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s and at

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. He went out to Ceylon to join the Civil Service there in 1798 and served as a provincial judge. He became Controller-General of Customs in 1816 and was then appointed the 10th

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

of Ceylon in 1823, succeeding J. W. Carrington. He held that office until his death in 1841, when he was succeeded by Henry Wright. Marshall died of fever in Munwal and was buried in Galle Face Cemetery, Colombo. He had married Elizabeth Brooke and had two sons:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Henry Augustus 1770s births 1841 deaths Year of birth uncertain People educated at Harrow School People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Auditors General of Sri Lanka British colonial governors and administrators in Asia Sri Lankan people of British descent People from British Ceylon