James Peiris

Sir James Peiris
Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
In office
1924 – 5 May 1930
PresidentWilliam Henry Manning
Cecil Clementi
Edward Bruce Alexander
Hugh Clifford
Murchison Fletcher
Herbert Stanley
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byD. B. Jayatilaka
Personal details
Born(1856-12-20)20 December 1856
Died5 May 1930(1930-05-05) (aged 73)
NationalityCeylonese
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge, Royal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBarrister

Sir James Peiris JP (20 December 1856 – 5 May 1930) was a prominent leader in the Sri Lankan independence movement, the first elected Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the first native Governor of Ceylon (Acting).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ PEACE AT LAST IN PARADISE, Ananda Guruge p.213 (AuthorHouse Publishing) ISBN 9781463418373
  2. ^ Chapter 5: SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY, K.T.Rajasingham Asia Times Retrieved 7 November 2015
  3. ^ Seventy five years of Rotary Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Leader, Retrieved 8 January 2016