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Neil Hewavitarne
Neil Kamal Hewavitarne (1904 – 30 October 1939) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. Neil Kamal Hewavitarne was the son of Edmund Hewavitarne and Sujatha née Peiris, and the grandson of Don Carolis Hewavitharana. During the 1915 riots, when Hewavitarne was eleven his father was arrested and court marshaled for treason. His father died five months later in Jaffna prison. At the 1931 Ceylonese State Council elections Hewavitarne contested the seat of Udugama, against H. W. Amarasuriya but failed to get elected. At the next State Council elections in 1936 Amarsuriya contested the seat of Galle and Hewavitarne re-contested Udugama. On 27 February 1936 he was elected as a Member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon. His brother, Raja was also elected to the State Council, representing Matara. Hewavitarne died whilst in office on 30 October 1939. His seat on the State Council was filled by Simon Abeywickrema Simon Abeywickrema (1903 - 2 May 1948) was a Sri Lankan pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam'') is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the island. It is modeled after the British Parliament. It consists of 225 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected by proportional representation for five-year terms, with universal suffrage. The President of Sri Lanka has the power to summon, suspend, prorogue, or terminate a legislative session and to dissolve the Parliament. President can dissolve Parliament only after the lapse of years or if majority of Members of Parliament requests him. The actions of the president to either suspend or dissolve the Parliament is subject to leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Hewavitarne
Rajasinghe Hewavitarne, (1 November 1898 – 1959) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. Rajasinghe Hewavitarne was born on 1 November 1898 in Colombo, the eldest son of Edmund Hewavitarne and Sujatha née Peiris, and the grandson of Don Carolis Hewavitharana. During the 1915 riots, when Hewavitarne was seventeen his father was arrested and court martialed for treason. His father died five months later in Jaffna prison. Hewavitarne was educated at Dulwich College, London and Coventry Technical College, which included training at the Humber motor vehicle plant in Coventry. He returned to Ceylon and took a position as a partner and engineer at the family company, H. Don Carolis and Sons. On 30 October 1931 he married Rajakurna, with whom he had two children. At the State Council elections in 1936 Hewavitarne contested the seat of Matara. On 27 February 1936 he was elected as a Member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon, where he served on the Executive Committee for L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The 2nd State Council Of Ceylon
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1939 Deaths
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1904 Births
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Simon Abeywickrema
Simon Abeywickrema (1903 - 2 May 1948) was a Sri Lankan politician. Simon Abeywickrema was born in 1903 in Baddegama and received his education at Richmond College (Sri Lanka), Richmond College and St. Aloysius' College (Galle), St. Aloysious' College in Galle. Abeywickrema unsuccessfully contested for the State Council of Ceylon, State Council, in the Udugama electorate, at the 1931 Ceylonese State Council election, 1931 and 1936 Ceylonese State Council election, 1936 elections but was subsequently elected in a 1938 by-election. When the United National Party was formed in 1946, he was selected as the party's vice president. Abeywickrema was elected, representing Baddegama Electoral District, Baddegama, at the 1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1st parliamentary election in 1947. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Sri Lanka)#Ministers, Minister of Transport in the D. S. Senanayake cabinet. Abeywickrema died in office on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Council Of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time. It replaced the Legislative Council of Ceylon, the colony's original legislative body. There were only two State Councils: the First, elected in 1931, and the Second, elected in 1936. The 1947 Soulbury Constitution replaced the State Council with the Parliament of Ceylon, as part of a process of constitutional development leading up to independence, which took place on 4 February 1948. History Due to Ceylonese demands for constitutional reform, a royal commission was established by the British authorities under the chairmanship of the Earl of Donoughmore. The Donoughmore Commission arrived in the colony in 1927, before returning to the United Kingdom where it issued its report. The Commission proposed reforms which were implemented as the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara ( si, මාතර, translit=Māthara, ta, மாத்தறை, translit=Māttaṟai) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is from Colombo. It is a major commercial hub, and it is the administrative capital and largest city of Matara District. Etymology Consist of two elements, the term Matara gives its meaning as ''the Great Ferry'', that may be the meaning "great seaport" or "great fortress". It is also thought as being derived from the mispronunciation of the word 'Matora' by the Portuguese who called it 'Mature' or ''Maturai'' in 1672. The native word 'Matora' might also derived from 'Maha Tera' meaning the place where the Great River was crossed. It was also called 'Maha Tota' (Malo Tota) or Maha- pattana, the great ferry.''Maha Ethara'' meaning "great ford". Today, the Nilwala River runs through Matara and it is said that there was a wide area where ferries used to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd State Council Of Ceylon
The 2nd State Council of Ceylon was a meeting of the State Council of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1936 state council election held between 22 February and 7 March 1936. The parliament met for the first time on 17 March 1936 and was dissolved on 4 July 1947. Election The 2nd state council election was held between 22 February and 7 March 1936 in 43 of the 50 constituencies. The remaining seven constituencies only had a single nomination each and consequently the candidates were elected without a vote. The new state council met for the first time on 17 March 1936 and elected Waithilingam Duraiswamy, Susantha de Fonseka and R. S. Tennekoon as Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees and Deputy Chairman of Committees respectively. Deaths, resignations and removals * September 1937 – A. E. Rajapakse (Negombo) died. C. E. P. de Silva won the by-election held on 15 January 1938. * May 1938 – S. O. Canagaratnam (Batticaloa South) d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Hewavitarne
Edmund Hewavitarne (1873 – 19 November 1915) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) businessman and reservist. A member of Ceylon Defence Force, he was court-martialed for treason and died in prison, he was given posthumous pardon. He was the younger brother of Anagarika Dharmapala. Born to the rich Hewavitarne family, his father was Don Carolis Hewavitharana and Mallika Dharmagunawardhana (the daughter of Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana) was his mother. His brothers were Anagarika Dharmapala and Charles Alwis Hewavitharana. During the 1915 riots he was arrested on false pretenses and court-martialed for treason and shop-breaking. Sentenced to penal servitude for life after a three-day trial he was detained in the Welikada Prison and was transferred to the Jaffna Prison, where after five months of imprisonment he died on 19 November of enteric fever, due to lack of medical treatment. Philip Morrell raised the matter of the death of Hewavitarne in the House of Commons. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Ceylonese State Council Election
The second election to the State Council of Ceylon was held from 22 February to 7 March 1936. Background The first State Council was dissolved on 7 December 1935 and candidate nominations took place on 15 January 1936. Seven constituencies only had a single nomination each and consequently the candidates were elected without a vote. Elections in the remaining 41 constituencies took place between 22 February and 7 March 1936. Elected members References {{Sri Lankan elections Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka 1936 elections in Asia 1936 in Ceylon Election, 1936 February 1936 events March 1936 events 1936 elections in the British Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udugama
Udugama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also * List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka External links * Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka {{CentralLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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