Sir Richard Francis Morgan (21 February 1821 – 27 January 1876)[1] was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) lawyer, who served as the 13th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and acting Chief Justice of Ceylon.
He was the first Asian in the British Empire to receive a Knighthood and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive Council and was an unofficial (Burgher) member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
He was the Crown Advocate who prosecuted famed bandit Saradiel.
[3][4] Morgan was knighted in 1874, while serving as Crown Advocate of Ceylon.
[5] He was made acting Chief Justice of Ceylon, after E. S. Creasy had returned to England on sick leave.