Alexander Francis Molamure was a

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

ese politician. Born to A. H. Molamure, he was a nephew of Sir Francis Molamure. Molamure was educated at

S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia , motto_translation = Be Thou Forever , song = Thomian Song , athletics = Yes , sports = Yes , nickname = Thora , denomination = Anglican , patron ...

, where he played for the college cricket team in the Royal-Thomian. The

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

selected Jayaweera Kuruppu to succeed his uncle Sir Francis Molamure who died in office as the

Speaker of parliament The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

in preference to him in the by-election in 1951. Kuruppu soon after left the party to join

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike ( si, සොලොමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; ta, சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிட்ஜ்வே டயஸ் ப� ...

when he left the United National Party. Molamure contested the 1952 general election from the

and was elected to the

House of Representatives of Ceylon The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Constitution. The House was housed in the old State Council building in Galle Face Green, Colombo and met for the ...

. He contested the 1956 general election from Balangoda, but polled fourth and lost his seat.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molamure, Alexander Francis Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia Members of the 2nd Parliament of Ceylon Sinhalese politicians United National Party politicians Year of birth missing Year of death missing