Anthony Bertolacci (1776–1833) was the sixth

Civil Auditor General The auditor general of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi''; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by t ...

British Ceylon British Ceylon (; ), officially British Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies from 1833 to 1931 and finally the Island of Cey ...

. A Corsican, he left Corsica with his British employers when they evacuated the island in 1796 after a short military occupation. Around 1799 he followed his patron, the Hon. Frederick North, to Ceylon as his secretary, but soon became firstly Postmaster-General and later Comptroller-General of Customs. He became acting Civil Auditor General on 30 January 1811, succeeding

Richard Plasket Sir Richard Plasket or Plaskett, (1782–1847) was the fifth Civil Auditor General for Ceylon. He was appointed on 14 June 1809, succeeding Samuel Tolfrey, and held the office until 30 January 1811, when he was succeeded by Anthony Bertolacci ...

, and held the office until 1 September 1814, when he was succeeded by John D'Oyly.

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1776 births 1833 deaths Auditors general of Sri Lanka British colonial governors and administrators in Asia People from British Ceylon Sri Lankan people of Italian descent {{SriLanka-bio-stub