Samuel Jebaratnam Christian Kadirgamar I,

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(known as ''Samuel J.C.Kadirgamar Snr'') was a Ceylonese (

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.Kadi - A man destined to achieve glory
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, his was the son of Karthigeyan Kadirgamar an interpreter Maudaliyar who became the first Ceylonese Registrar General of the Supreme Court. The family was a

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Vellala family which had converted to

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. His brother was Rev. J. W. A. Kadirgamar. Samuel Kadirgamar came to Colombo and was educated at St. Thomas' College, Mutwal. He became a

and formed the law firm Kadirgamar and Wilson. He went on to become the President of the Colombo Proctor's Association and the founder President of the Law Society of Ceylon. He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace and an

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. Kadirgamar married Edith Rosemand Parimalam Mather, the daughter of Edward Mather of Manipay. The couple had five children. Their sons were S.J.C.Kadirgamar Jr., QC who became an eminent lawyer in commercial law;

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Rajan Kadiragamar, who became the head of the Royal Ceylon Navy;

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Selvanathan "Bai" Kadirgamar, who served as the Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General (DAQMG) of the

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; Thirumalan "Mana" Kadirgamar a planter who died in a motor accident very young and the youngest was Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC, who became the

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