John Charles Dias Bandaranaike was a Ceylonese lawyer and legislator. He was the
Sinhalese member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of 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 form of represe ...
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He was 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 also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a Single-sex education, boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started by Joseph Marsh (priest), Joseph Mar ...
, Dias Bandaranaike became a
proctor
Proctor (a variant of ''wikt:procurator, procurator'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another.
The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts:
# In law, a proctor is a historica ...
. He succeeded his uncle
J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne 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
The Bandaranaike family is a Sinhalese family prominent in Sri Lankan politics. The family includes three prime ministers and one President of Sri Lanka.
History
The Bandaranayaka family is claimed to originate from Nilaperumal Pandaram, wh ...
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Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan lawyers
Ceylonese proctors