Arthur Wijewardena
Sir Arthur Wijewardene | |
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Acting Governor-General of Ceylon | |
In office 1953 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Kotelawala |
Preceded by | Lord Soulbury |
Succeeded by | Lord Soulbury |
28th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
In office January 1949 – 1950 | |
Appointed by | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
Preceded by | John Curtois Howard Francis Soertsz as acting |
Succeeded by | Edward Jayetileke |
12th Solicitor General of Ceylon | |
In office 1936–1938 | |
Preceded by | J. W. R. Illangakoon |
Succeeded by | Edward Jayetileke |
Personal details | |
Born | British Ceylon | 21 March 1887
Died | 1964 |
Parent(s) | D.S.L. Wijewardene and Maria Catherine Perera |
Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena, KC (21 March 1887 – 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Educated at Ananda College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Wijewardena graduated from University of Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. On his return to Ceylon he became an advocate. He took the entrance exam for the Ceylon Civil Service and passed, but was not admitted to failing the medical exam. He served as the solicitor general of Ceylon from 1936 to 1938 and was appointed King's Counsel. Appointed to the Supreme Court, Wijewardena was appointed Chief Justice in 1949 succeeding the acting Francis Soertsz and was Chief Justice until 1950. He was succeeded by Edward Jayetileke.[1][2][3][4] He was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 1949 Birthday Honours.
References
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ First Sri Lankan Chief Justice
- ^ "WIJEYEWARDENE, Hon. Sir (Edwin) Arthur (Lewis)". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Remembering great sons of Ananda". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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