Solomon Dias Bandaranaike

Sir
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike
Born22 May 1862
Died31 July 1946(1946-07-31) (aged 84)
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationS. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
OccupationHeadmen
TitleHead Mudaliyar
SpouseDaisy Ezline Obeyesekere
ChildrenS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike
Anna Florentina Bandaranaike

Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, KCMG, JP (Sinhala: සොලමන් ඩයස් අබේවික්‍රම ජයතිලක සෙනෙවිරත්න රාජකුමාරුණ කඩුකෙරළු බණ්ඩාරනායක; 22 May 1862 – 31 July 1946) was a Ceylonese colonial-era headmen.[1] He was appointed as Head Mudaliyar and the aide-de-camp to the British Governor of Ceylon, therefore he was one of the most powerful personalities in British colonial Ceylon.[2]

  1. ^ Wimalaratne, K. D. G., ed. (1994). Personalities, Sri Lanka: A Biographical Study (15th-20th Century), 1490-1990 A.D., A-Z. Ceylon Business Appliances Limited. p. 22. ISBN 9789559287001.
  2. ^ Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. pp. 522–523. ISBN 9788120613355.