Richard Theodore Pennefather (c. 1828 – 27 September 1865) was the 14th
of
British Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka).
He was born the son of Judge
Edward Pennefather
Edward Pennefather PC, KC (22 October 1774 – 6 September 1847) was an Irish barrister, Law Officer and judge of the Victorian era, who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
Early life
Pennefather was born in Tipperary, the second ...
of
Leap Castle
Leap Castle (; ga, Caisleán Léim Uí Bhánáin) is a castle in Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland, about north of the town of Roscrea and south of Kinnitty on the R421.
History
There are varied accounts as to when exactly the main tow ...
,
County Offaly
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, Ireland, the
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
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and his wife Susanna Darby.
From 1848 to 1854 he was the private secretary of Sir
Edmund Walker Head
Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet, KCB (16 February 1805 – 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century British politician and diplomat.
Early life and scholarship
Head was born at Wiarton Place, near Maidstone, Kent, the son of the Reverend Sir ...
,
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
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, and followed him to the
Province of Canada
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in 1854 when Head became
Governor General of Canada
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. He was made responsible for Indian affairs for part of his time there but left Canada in 1861 when Head's term of office expired.
He was appointed Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon on 25 April 1861, succeeding
William Charles Gibson, and held the office until his death in 1865, when he was succeeded by
Robert John Callander.
References
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1820s births
1865 deaths
People from County Offaly
Auditors General of Sri Lanka