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proficiency, he was appointed as the
Government's chief translator in 1805. He became an Agent of Revenue for the District of Colombo the following year. Further promotions saw him elevated through the ranks of civil and military and he was ultimately appointed to the post of Civil Auditor-General.
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His remains were removed from his late residence in the Palace for
Interment in the burial ground of the Garrison on the morning of the 26th Inst. at 7 O' clock the troops of the Garrison lining the road from the Palace to the burial ground resting on their arms reversed, while Minute Guns were
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D'Oyly went out to Ceylon in 1801, initially as a writer in the civil service and then as
President of various provincial courts. He mastered the Sinhalese language during a tenure at Matara under the tutelage of the scholarly Buddhist Monk; Karathota Dhammarama Nayake Thera, and for this
219:"Died, at Kandy on the 25th inst at 1 O' clock AM of Remittent Fever caught on an official tour in the Seven Korles, The Honorable Sir John D'Oyly Baronet, a Member of His Majesty's Council in Ceylon and Resident and First Commissioner of Government in the Kandyan Provinces.
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D'Oyly had a key role in arranging for the
British takeover of the
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Chaplain The Rev, N. Garstin, Medical
Attendant Surgeon Armstrong
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The Pall borne by six Field
Officers and Captains of the Garrison
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THE BODY, borne by twelve European Soldiers of the 45th Regiment,
141:(6 June 1774 â 25 May 1824) was a British colonial administrator.
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British colonial governors and administrators in Asia
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165:in 1793, graduating B.A. in 1796, M.A. in 1799.
40:Ehelepola, Molligoda and Kapuvatta with D'Oyly
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907:An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon
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1221:Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Kandy
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333:: 16. 1815 – via Archive.org.
294:: 15. 1815 – via Archive.org.
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64:1 September 1814 â 1815
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314:. 28 July 1821. p. 1555.
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325:"Diary of Mr. John D'Oyly".
286:"Diary of Mr. John D'Oyly".
139:Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet
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327:Diary of Mr. John d'Oyly
288:Diary of Mr. John d'Oyly
269:"D'Oyly, John (DLY792J)"
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215:of May 29, 1824, read:
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161:and matriculated at
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783:Transitional period
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