George Christopher Rambukpotha (8 December 1884 – 27 October 1943) was a colonial-era Ceylonese lawyer and politician.
George Christopher Rampukpotha was born on 8 December 1884, the eldest son of Peter Benjamin Punchi Bandara Rambukpotha, the
Rate Mahatmaya of
Wellawaya, and Charlotte Elizabeth Taldene née Kumarihamy. He was educated at
St. Benedict's College, Colombo
St. Benedict's College ( Sinhala: සාන්ත බෙනඩික් විදුහල, Tamil: புனித ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் கல்லூரி) is a Catholic school located in the Kotahena area of Colombo, Sri L ...
. He was appointed as a
Proctor
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The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts:
* In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawye ...
at the
Supreme Court ofCeylon.
In 1910 Rambukpotha married Annabelle Elizabeth Taldene née Kumarihamy (1891–1923) at the Town Hall in Kandy. They had five children.
On 4 May 1931 he was elected unopposed to the
1st State Council of Ceylon
The 1st State Council of Ceylon was a meeting of the State Council of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1931 state council election held between 13 and 20 June 1931. The parliament met for the first time on 7 July 1931 ...
, representing
Bibile
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.
He was re-elected to the
2nd State Council on 5 March 1936.
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References
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1884 births
1943 deaths
Alumni of St. Benedict's College, Colombo
Members of the 1st State Council of Ceylon
Members of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan lawyers
People from British Ceylon