Albert L. De Alwis Seneviratne was a

Ceylonese Sri Lankan or Ceylonese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Sri Lanka * A person from Sri Lanka, see Demographics of Sri Lanka ** Sinhalese people, the ethnic majority ** Sri Lankan Tamils, an ethnic minority ** Sri L ...

legislator. He was an unofficial member appointed to the

Legislative Council of Ceylon The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of British Ceylon, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first f ...

representing the

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from 1881 to 1899, he was succeeded by

Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere (12 February 1848 – 13 October 1927) was Ceylonese lawyer and legislator. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1900-1916). Early life and career Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere wa ...

. Born somewhere in 1830 to Johanna Agnetha Gertruda Pieris and David de Alwis Hidella Gunasekera Seneviratne,

Mudaliyar Thuluva Vellalar (Thondamandala Tuluva Vellalar), also known as Agamudaya Mudaliars and Arcot Mudaliars, is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka, India. They were originally significant lando ...

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and Panadura Totamunes and President village Tribunals Raygam Korale. Mudaliyar David de Alwis Seneviratne had been awarded a Gold Medal by Governor Sir

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for his services during the

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. Albert De Alwis Seneviratne had a son, Theodore de Alwis who became a

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. He was a relative of

James De Alwis James De Alwis (1823–1878) was a lawyer, writer, poet and a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council. He is remembered for his writings that included several works on Buddhism. Educa ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Alwis Seneviratne, Albert Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon Sinhalese politicians

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