Robert Boyd was the third Accountant General and Civil Auditor in British Ceylon.
He was appointed on 29 September 1802, succeeding Thomas Frazer, and held the office until 1 October 1806.
He was succeeded by Samuel Tolfrey.
[1] Sent as a civil servant to Ceylon in 1801, Boyd became Commissioner of Revenue, and was retired in 1836.
[2] He became treasurer in 1809.