Henry Augustus Marshall

Henry Augustus Marshall
10th Civil Auditor General
In office 1823 – 1 February 1841
Preceded by	John William Carrington
Succeeded by	Henry Wright
Personal details
Born	c.1776
Died	23 January 1841 Ceylon

Henry Augustus Marshall (c.1776 – 23 January 1841) was a British colonial administrator in British Ceylon.

Marshall was educated at Harrow and Charterhouse Schools and at Christ Church, Oxford.

He went out to Ceylon to join the Civil Service there in 1798 and served as a provincial judge. He became Controller-General of Customs in 1816 and was then appointed the 10th Civil Auditor General of Ceylon in 1823, succeeding J. W. Carrington. He held that office until his death in 1841, when he was succeeded by Henry Wright.

Marshall died of fever in Munwal and was buried in Galle Face Cemetery, Colombo. He had married Elizabeth Brooke and had one son.

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