Fredrick Richard Senanayake

F. R. Senanayake
Colombo Municipal Councilor
In office
1912–1926
Personal details
Born(1882-10-20)October 20, 1882
Botale, Mirigama, Ceylon
DiedJanuary 1, 1926(1926-01-01) (aged 43)
Kolkata, India
SpouseEllen Attygalle
RelationsD. S. Senanayake (brother)
ChildrenR. G. Senanayake
ResidenceGrassmere
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge,
Royal College, Colombo,
S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
ProfessionBarrister

Fredrick Richard Senanayake (known to as F. R. Senanayake) (October 20, 1882 – January 1, 1926) was a Ceylonesen lawyer and independence activist. A leading member of the Sri Lankan independence movement, he was an elected member of the Colombo Municipal Council. F.R Senanayake, who would go on to lead Sri Lanka's independence movement, becoming a Barrister of independent Sri Lanka in 1947.[1][2]

  1. ^ Sri Lanka's Independence movement
  2. ^ "The Don Bartholomews Senanayake Family Tree". Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy. Retrieved 2 September 2007.