James Aubrey Martensz

James Aubrey Martensz
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Burgher Community (appointed member)
In office
November 1947 – January 1949
Preceded byseat created
1st Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia
In office
January 1949 – August 1955
Prime MinisterD. S. Senanayake
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byP. R. Gunasekera
Personal details
Born(1885-09-25)25 September 1885
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died26 March 1963(1963-03-26) (aged 77)
Canberra, Australia
NationalityCeylonese
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo, Ceylon Law College
ProfessionProctor

James Aubrey Martensz CBE, JP, UM (25 September 1885 – 26 March 1963) was a Ceylonese lawyer and statesmen.[1][2] Following a successful legal practice, Martensz was appointed a member of the first Parliament of Ceylon, before stepping down to serve as Ceylon's first High Commissioner in Australia.

  1. ^ "Hon. Martensz, James Aubrey, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ Goonetilleke, T. V. (Ed) (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 121.