R. S. Templeton
Surveyor General of Ceylon
About R. S. Templeton
R. S. Templeton was a Sri Lankan.
Robert Stanser Templeton (2 December 1855 – 5 November 1930) was an Anglo-Irish civil engineer and the 13th Surveyor General of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1910, succeeding Philip David Warren, and held the office until 1915. He was succeeded by W. C. S. Ingles.
He was the son of naturalist Robert Templeton and grandson of botanist John Templeton.
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Who was R. S. Templeton?
Surveyor General of Ceylon (1855–1930)
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R. S. Templeton was Sri Lankan.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Robert Stanser Templeton
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