II. Governor Sir Robert Wilmot Horton and the Reforms of 1833 in Ceylon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8959569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vijaya Samaraweera (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-228 |
| Publication date | 1972-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00002545 |
| OpenAlex | W2007785697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Robert John Wilmot Horton became associated with colonial affairs in an official capacity at a time when the Colonial Office was in the throes of a reorganization. He did not bring any previous experience to his new office, and his ability was not highly rated - ‘He had always appeared to me a particularly silly fellow’, Lord Melbourne, the prime minister, was to remark later - but his tenure as the Under-Secretary of State for War and Colonies was not devoid of success. The role he played in the reorganization of the Colonial Office, for instance, was noteworthy. He proved to be an able lieutenant to Earl Badiurst, the Secretary of State. Yet Horton attained only a limited success in his political life. By the year 1828 he was out of office, and by 1830 was out of parliament. Having reached an impasse in his political life, Horton was led to seek a colonial appointment, a decision which was also partly strengthened by his pecuniary embarrassments. He staked a claim to the Governorship of Canada, and later to the Governorship of Madras, but what he was to receive was a less coveted position, the Governorship of Ceylon
Ancient history · Art history · Ceylon · Colonialism · Economic history · George (robot · Governor · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · State (computer science · Australian History and Society · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Engineering · History · Law
The West Indies and the Development of Colonial Government 1801-1834
The Colonization Controversy
Economic Thought and the Irish Question, 1817-1870
Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795-1932
The Making of a Crown Colony
Classical Political Economy and Colonies
British Colonial Theories 1570-1850
The Third Earl Grey and the Maintenance of an Imperial Policy on the Sale of Crown Lands in Ceylon, c. 1832–1852
Classical Political Economy and Colonies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1974 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |