J. G. Philipsz Panditaratne was a Ceylonese legislator. He was one of the first unofficial members appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon representing the Sinhalese when it was formed in 1833 and served till 1861. He was succeeded by two of his nephews, Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and J. C. Dias Bandaranaike.[1][2][3]

His sister Liyanage Catherine Philipsz Panditharatne married Jacabus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar of Governor Gate and Translator of Supreme Court.[4]

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Citations

  1. ↑ Amerasinghe 1986, p. 155.
  2. ↑ WIJESINHA, Sam. "Felix in Parliament and at Parliamentary Conferences". Daily News. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Wijesinha, Sam. "Felix in Parliament and at Parliamentary Conferences". Daily News. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar Jacobus Dias Wijewardena". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

Bibliography

  • Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years (465/1000 ed.). Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 978-955-599-000-4.
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