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S. W. Dassenaike
Stephen William Dassenaike (21 December 1874 - 1935) was a Ceylonese engineer and politician. Dassenaike was born on 21 December 1874, the only son of John Louis Dassenaike (Atapattu Mudaliyar) and de Livera. He studied at Royal College, Colombo, receiving an English University Scholarship and going on to study engineering at the Royal Indian Engineering College in Surrey. Upon his return to Ceylon he took up a position in the Public Works Department as an engineer. Following his retirement he was elected on 13 June 1931 to the 1st State Council of Ceylon, representing Colombo South, and served on the executive committee for Communications and Works. He married Ethel Louise née Joseph (1876–1926) on 23 February 1903 at the Dutch Reformed Church, Bambalapitiya. They had a daughter, Leah Boyd (1906–1965), who married Harold Peiris, a lawyer and philanthropist. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dassenaike, Stephen William 1874 births 1935 deaths Members of the 1st State Council o ... [...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] |
