monarch predecessor successor death_date office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
queen victoria hercules robinson william henry gregory 1923 governor of british ceylon 1833 acting 4 january 1872 henry turner irving
 4 march 1872 henry turner irving
henry turner irving

sir henry turner irving -lrb- 1833 -- 1923 -rrb- was a british civil servant and acting governor of british ceylon .
he was governor of british guiana from 4 may 1882 to 1887 .
he married emma patty johnson née barclay -lrb- widow -rrb- 24 june 1884
