Arthur_Wijewardena

Arthur Wijewardena

Arthur Wijewardena

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Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena, KC (21 March 1887 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Educated at Ananda College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Wijewardena graduated from University of Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. On his return to Ceylon he became an advocate. He took the entrance exam for the Ceylon Civil Service and passed, but was not admitted to failing the medical exam. He served as the solicitor general of Ceylon from 1936 to 1938 and was appointed King's Counsel. Appointed to the Supreme Court, Wijewardena was appointed Chief Justice in 1949 succeeding the acting Francis Soertsz and was Chief Justice until 1950. He was succeeded by Edward Jayetileke.[1][2][3][4] He was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 1949 Birthday Honours.


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  1. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. "WIJEYEWARDENE, Hon. Sir (Edwin) Arthur (Lewis)". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Remembering great sons of Ananda". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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