Thomas Quentin Fernando (17 November 1896 - 1967) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician. He was a

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and

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from 1960 to 1967. A

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from the Negombo, he was a long-standing member of the Negombo Law Society. He contested the Negombo electorate from the

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

in the 1956 general elections, but was defeated by Hector Fernando. He again contested the March 1960 general elections and was elected to the House of Representatives. He was re-elected in the 1960 July general elections and the 1970 general elections. He served as

from 5 April 1965 until his death in office on 22 April 1967.

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1896 births 1967 deaths Alumni of Ceylon Law College Ceylonese proctors Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon Sinhalese lawyers Sri Lankan Roman Catholics United National Party politicians {{SriLanka-politician-stub