John Pringle Appleby CMG, JP | |
|---|---|
| In office | 1940–1946 |
| Predecessor | John Radley Walters |
| Successor | Abdon Ignatius Perera |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1892 Morpeth, Northumberland, England |
| Died |
29 March 1966 (aged 74) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Parents | Christopher Appleby, Margaret née Paley |
| Spouse | Minnie née Sams |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | public servant |
Lieutenant-Colonel John Pringle Appleby CMG JP (1892 – 29 March 1966) was the Postmaster General of Ceylon for seven years, between 1940 and 1947.[1]
In 1907 he joined the Royal Mail,[2] in 1921 made a supplementary clerk,[3] and in 1933 was appointed the postmaster in Okehampton.[4] Appleby served in the Royal Signal Corps during World War I and was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1917.[5]
On 4 July 1936 Appleby was made a Justice of the Peace for the District of Colombo and on 1 October he was formally appointed as the Assistant Postmaster-General, replacing Gate Mudaliyar A. G. Tillekeratne.[6][7] On several occasions he served as acting Postmaster General before being formally appointed to the position in early 1940.[8] Between 1939 and 1946 the activities and advances in telecommunications were not given much publicity due to the war.[9] It is known that in 1946 Appleby issued the first amateur radio transmitting licenses in the country.
In the 1945 New Year Honours list he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for his services as Postmaster General.[10] He retired from the Ceylon Civil Service in late 1946.[9]
Appleby died on 29 March 1996 in Sidmouth, Devon.[11]
References[]
- ↑ Ferguson's Ceylon Directory for 1944. Colombo: Ceylon Observer Press. 1944. p. 134.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". 1 February 1907. p. 752. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27991/page/752.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". 3 June 1921. p. 4445. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32344/page/4445.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". 7 April 1933. p. 2387. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33928/page/2387.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". 28 September 1917. p. 10117. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30314/supplement/10117.
- ↑ "Ceylon Government Gazette". 17 July 1936. p. 1120. http://220.247.247.85:8081/bitstream/handle/123456789/26805/8235-i.pdf?sequence=1.
- ↑ "Ceylon Government Gazette". 9 October 1936. p. 1522. http://220.247.247.85:8081/bitstream/handle/123456789/26869/8249-i.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
- ↑ "untitled". 7 June 1938. p. 22. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19380607-1.2.182.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Development, 1931–1981, Sri Lanka: Publication Depicting Public Sector Development in Sri Lanka to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Adult Franchise Introduced to Sri Lanka in 1931. Ministry of Plan Implementation. 1981. p. 212.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". 1 January 1945. p. 6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36866/supplement/6/data.pdf.
- ↑ "Obituary". 7 April 1966. p. 17. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/frame/article/1966-04-07/17/7.html.
External links[]
- Liyanage, Michael (1987). The History of the Sri Lanka Post Office: 1815–1987. Colombo: Union of Post & Telecommunication Officers, Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka Post
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