Sir Joseph Aloysius Donatus Victoria, CBE was a British politician. He was one of the first elected members of the

Senate of Ceylon The Senate was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed and indirectly elected rather than directly elected. It was housed in the old Legislative Counci ...

. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the

1945 Birthday Honours The King's Birthday Honours 1945, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 14 June 1945 for the United Kingdom and British Empire.United Kingdom and British Empire: The recipients of honours are displayed here as th ...

while serving as a Contractor in British India, a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 1948, and knighted in the

1950 Birthday Honours The King's Birthday Honours 1950 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the o ...

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Members of the Senate of Ceylon Ceylonese Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Ceylonese Knights Bachelor Alumni of St. Benedict's College, Colombo Year of birth missing Year of death missing Sri Lankan expatriates in India {{SriLanka-politician-stub