J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne was a
Ceylonese legislator. He was one of the first
unofficial members appointed to 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 ...
representing the
Sinhalese
Sinhala may refer to:
* 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 ...
when it was formed in 1833 and served till 1861. He was succeeded by two of his nephews,
Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and
J. C. Dias Bandaranaike.
His sister Liyanage Catherine Philipsz Panditharatne married Jacabus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike,
Mudaliyar of Governor Gate and Translator of Supreme Court.
See also
*
Bandaranaike family
References
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Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
Sri Lankan politicians