Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet
Former Governor of Ceylon
General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, GCB was an Irish-born British statesman and soldier. He brought the last part of Sri Lanka under British rule. Wikipedia
Born: February 8, 1758, Wicklow, Ireland
Died: April 27, 1833 (age 75 years), Monmouth, United Kingdom
Great-grandparents: Joan Symes, Eliakim Studholme, and Henry Brownrigg
Great grandchildren: Edmund Henry Whitmore, Henry Ernest Brownrigg, Douglas Egremont Robert Sir Brownrigg, and more
Children: Robert James Brownrigg and Katherine Brownrigg
Previous office: Governor of Ceylon (1812–1820)