V._A._Alegacone
V. A. Alegacone
Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament
Virasipillai Albert Alegacone (Tamil: விராசிப்பிள்ளை அல்பர்ட் அழகக்கோன்; 19 March 1903 – 25 November 1973) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
V. A. Alegacone | |
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வி. ஏ. அழகக்கோன் | |
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Mannar | |
| In office 1956–1973 | |
| Preceded by | C. Sittampalam |
| Succeeded by | S. A. Raheem |
| Chairman, Mannar Town Council | |
| In office 1947–1956 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1903-03-19)19 March 1903 |
| Died | 25 November 1973(1973-11-25) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's Boys' College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Alegacone was born on 19 March 1903.[1][2] He was the son of Bastiampillai Virasipillai Sinniah and Annamah. He was from one of the leading families in Mannar in northern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Xavier's Boys' College, Mannar.[1] He joined the legal profession, becoming a proctor and a notary public, and practising law in Mannar.[1] He was president of Mannar and Jaffna Diocesan Council for a number of years.[1]
Alegacone married Mary Sebastiammah, daughter of Bastiampillai Arasaratnam. They had five children - Arunthathie, Thevathasan, Balendra, Sathiyavan and Arichandran.[1]
Alegacone was elected to Mannar Town Council in the 1940s.[1] He served as the council's chairman between 1947 and 1956.[1]
Alegacone stood as an independent candidate in Mannar at the 1952 parliamentary election but was defeated by the sitting MP C. Sittampalam.[3] He later joined the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and became an active member of the party. He was ITAK's candidate in Mannar at the 1956 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[4] He was re-elected at the March 1960, July 1960, 1965 and 1970 parliamentary elections.[5][6][7][8]
Alegacone died on 25 November 1973.[1]
- Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 2.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.