Robert Ker

Robert Ker (August 14, 1824 – 12 February 1879) was the first Auditor General of the British colonies, which later became the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Ker was born in Dalkeith and educated in Scotland. He was born into "a family long prominent on the Scottish border", a descendant of the Dukes of Roxburghe and cousin of Allan Ebenezer Ker. He came to British Columbia from Scotland in 1859 for the gold rush but he quickly went into government service.

Upon Canadian Confederation in 1867, he was appointed to the position of Dominion paymaster general. He died in Victoria, British Columbia of exposure during a snowstorm.

The Ker Memorial Wing of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is named in his honour.

In 2009 the Ker Family celebrated its 150th anniversary in British Columbia.