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Henry Lorensz Wendt (28 October 1858 - 20 November 1911) was

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lawyer, judge and legislator. He was a

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of the

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and a member of the

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. Born to George Arnold Wendt, an accountant and Mary Louise Georgiana Anderson, he was educated

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where he won the Gregory Scholarship. Having matriculated to the

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, he passed his finals in Art in 1876. In 1879 he became an

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and later became a

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from the

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. Having started his legal practice in the unofficial bar in Supreme Court and District Courts of Colombo. He acted as

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in 1897. From 1895 to 1900, he served as the appointed unofficial member of the Legislative Council representing the Burger community. He acted as

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in 1900 and 1901. In August 1901, he was appointed as acting Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court and was confirmed in October. He would later become the Senior Puisne Justice serving until his retirement in November 1910. In 1899, he married Amelia De Saram, daughter of John Henricus de Saram, CMG, District Judge of Kandy. They had two sons, Lionel George Henricus Wendt, a photographer and Henry Lorenz Wendt. A keen amateur photographer, he formed the Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon.

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