About Robert Andrews
Lived 1763 – 1821 (aged 57–58). Robert Andrews was a British judge and writer.
Robert Andrews (c. 1763 – 13 November 1821) was the Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon. He was appointed on 12 February 1796 and was Resident until 12 October 1798. He was succeeded by Frederick North as Governor of British Ceylon.
Andrews was in the East India Company, in the Madras Civil Service, from 1778, and became Collector of Trinchinopoli. He was Senior Judge of Appeal, in the Madras Presidency.
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Who was Robert Andrews?
Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon
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Robert Andrews was born in 1763.
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Robert Andrews died on 13 November 1821.
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Robert Andrews was a judge and writer.
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Robert Andrews was British.
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· DBpedia: Robert Andrews (civil servant)
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