John Charles Dias Bandaranaike was a

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lawyer and legislator. He was the

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member of the

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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, Dias Bandaranaike became a

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. He succeeded his uncle

J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne was a Demographics of Sri Lanka, Ceylonese legislator. He was one of the first unofficial members appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon representing the Sinhalese people, Sinhalese when it was formed in 1833 and ...

as the Sinhalese representative in the Legislative Council of Ceylon along with his brother Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike in 1861.

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