John Charles Dias Bandaranaike was a
Ceylonese lawyer and legislator. He was the
Sinhalese
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* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka
* Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language
** Sinha ...
member of 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 ...
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Born to Jacabus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar of Governor Gate and translator of the Supreme Court. His brothers include
Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and the
Rev Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike. Educated at the
Colombo Academy
Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...
, Dias Bandaranaike became 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 ...
. He succeeded his uncle
J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne was a Ceylonese legislator. He was one of the first unofficial members appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon representing the Sinhalese
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* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people ...
as the Sinhalese representative in the Legislative Council of Ceylon along with his brother
Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike in 1861.
See also
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Bandaranaike family
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Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
Sinhalese politicians
Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
Sinhalese lawyers
Ceylonese proctors