Senanayake_family

Senanayake family

Senanayake family

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The Senanayake family[1] is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in enterprise and politics. Along with many members who have been successful politician across generations, the family includes two Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka.

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History

Don Spater from the village of Bothale became a successful mine owner. Making his fortune in graphite mining, he invested in plantations and in the arrack renting franchise. He assumed the name Senanayake and was awarded the title of Mudaliyar by the colonial government. His sons continued his business ventures, and was in the forefront of the temperance movement that transitioned into the modern independence movement led by his sons Fredrick Richard Senanayake and Don Stephen Senanayake following the brutal suppression of the 1915 riots by the British.[2] Don Stephen Senanayake who lead the negotiations with the British Government, was elected the first Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1947, having won the first Parliamentary elections after forming the United National Party. On his sudden death, while in office, his son Dudley Senanayake succeeded him as Prime Minister and went on to server several terms.

Family Tree

Other distant members of the family include;

Houses built by family

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Senanayake family". Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. [2]
    The Stalwarts In The Struggle For Independence In Sri Lanka
  3. [3]
    "Senanayake family". Retrieved 24 September 2019.

4. http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/gen3810.doc

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