| 词条 | Charles Peter Layard |
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|honorific-prefix = Sir |name = Charles Peter Layard |native_name = |native_name_lang = |honorific-suffix = |image = |imagesize = |smallimage = |alt = |caption = |office = Mayor of Colombo |nominator = |appointer = |term_start = January 1866 |term_end = June 1877 |predecessor = |successor = Walter Edward Davidson |order2 = |office2 = |nominator2 = |appointer2 = |term_start2 = |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |office3 = |nominator3 = |appointer3 = |term_start3 = |term_end3 = |predecessor3 = |successor3 = |office4 = |nominator4 = |appointer4 = |term_start4 = |term_end4 = |predecessor4 = |successor4 = |order5 = |office5 = |nominator5 = |appointer5 = |term_start5 = |term_end5 = |predecessor5 = |successor5 = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1806|12|09|df=yes}} |birth_place = Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon |death_date = {{Death date and age|1893|07|17|1806|12|09|df=yes}} |death_place = London, England |restingplace = St Peter's Church, Colombo, Ceylon |birthname = |party = |otherparty = |spouse = Louisa Anne née Edwards |partner = |relations = |children = Louisa Sophia, Frances Elizabeth Layard, Julia Mary, Mary Charlotte, Henrietta Emily, Laetitia Anna, Clemence Jane, Jane Caroline, Charles Peter |alma_mater = St John's College, Cambridge |religion = |signature = |signature_alt = |website = }} Sir Charles Peter Layard, KCMG (9 December 1806 – 17 July 1893), was the first Mayor of Colombo (1866–1877) and the Government Agent for the Western Provinces of Ceylon. BiographyCharles Peter Layard was born on 9 December 1806 in Colombo, the first son of Charles Edward Layard[1] (1786–1852) and Barbara Brigentina née Mooyart (1789–1845). His father migrated to Ceylon in 1804, where he took up an appointment as the Second Assistant to the Agent of Revenue in Jaffna. He had twenty other siblings.[2] Layard was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where obtained a MA (Cantab). He returned to Ceylon where he joined the Ceylon Civil Service, becoming an Assistant in the Colonial Office, between 1830 and 1832. Between 1832 and 1839 he was the Assistant to Collector at Colombo, following which he was appointed as a District Judge in Galle (1839–40) and at Trincomalee (1840–50) and again at Galle (1850–51). During this period he acted as Colonial Secretary on at least three occasions. From January 1866 to June 1877 he served as the first Mayor of Colombo. In September that year he was awarded a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). From 1876 he also served as the Government Agent Western Provinces of Ceylon. On 30 March 1876 he was invested with the Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) PersonalOn 29 May 1834 he married Louisa Anne Edwards (1809–1886) in Weston Super Mare, Avon, England. They had nine children: Louisa Sophia (1835–1896), Frances Elizabeth (1837–1932), Julia Mary (1838 - 1921), Mary Charlotte (1840–1932), Henrietta Emily (1842–1919), Laetitia Anna (1844–1930), Clemence Jane (1846–1926), Jane Caroline (1848–1890) and Charles Peter (1849–1916). Their son Charles went on to become the 18th Chief Justice of Ceylon. Layard died on 17 July 1893 in London but was buried at St Peter's Church in Colombo. References1. ^{{cite journal | date=1893 | title=Obituary Notices | journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland | volume=25 | pages=905–906 | issn=1474-0591}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Layard, Charles Peter}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Charles Peter Layard|url=http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-layard47520+2-5-0-1-0|publisher=Genealogy.links.org|accessdate=31 August 2015}} 5 : 1806 births|1893 deaths|Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge|Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|Mayors of Colombo |
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