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(s)	Frances Elizabeth née Rodney 1794 (m. 1810; her death 1879)
Children	John Patrick (b.1813), William Frederick (b.1814), Louisa Frances Catherine, Frances Marianne, Sarah Frederica, Caroline Elizabeth
Parents	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 first son of Thomas Eden (1745–1805), the deputy auditor of Greenwich Hospital, and Marina née Jones.^[2] Eden's father, Thomas, was the fourth son of the third Baronet of West Auckland.

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