Thomas Eden (civil servant)

Thomas Eden
3rd Treasurer of Ceylon
In office 1816–1822
Preceded by	John William Carrington
Succeeded by	John Drave
Personal details
Born	29 November 1787
Died	4 November 1845 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Spouse	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
Parent(s)	Thomas Eden, Marina née Jones
Profession	Colonial administrator

Thomas Eden, (29 November 1787 – 4 November 1845) was the Secretary to the Governor of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Treasurer of Ceylon^[1] (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–?).^[2] 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)^[2] in Colombo.^[3]

References

1. Ferguson, John (1887). Ceylon in the Jubilee Year. London: John Haddon & Co. p. 257.
2. Marquis of Ruviny and Raineval (1911), The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, London, p. 279
3. Gold, Joyce (1810). The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects. Vol. 24. p. 86.

Government offices
Preceded by John William Carrington	Treasurer of Ceylon 1816–1822	Succeeded by John Drave