C. A. Dharmapala
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Ceylon Parliament for Hakmana | |
|---|---|
| In office 1952–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Premalal Kumarasiri |
| Succeeded by | Don Roy Rajapakse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Candauda Arachchige Dharmapala 4 August 1907 Ceylon Volunteer Force |
| Years of service | 1931-1969 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Gemunu Watch |
Member of Parliament for Hakmana. He also served as the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence, and as Security Adviser to President J. R. Jayewardene.[1][2]
Early life
Born on 4 August 1907 in Matara to Candauda Arachchige Odiris de Silva and Nonahami Nanayakkara from Dangedara, Galle. His father was a wealthy oil mill owner and a prominent philanthropist having founded Rahula College and Sujatha Vidyalaya. He had four brothers and six sisters. His brothers were C. A. Edvin de Silva, C. A. Ariyathilaka, C. A. Dhanapala and C. A. Harischandra. Harischandra founded Harischandra Mills.[3]
Dharmapala was educated at
Nalanda College Colombo, after completing his schooling he joined the family business.[4]
Military service
Dharmapala was commissioned as a
honorary rank of Colonel.[5] He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) (Military Division) in the 1956 New Year Honours and for his long service as a volunteer officer he received the Efficiency Decoration.[2]
Political career
As a founding member of the
D. S. Attygalle
.
See also
References
- ^ Fernando, Lalin (28 August 2011). "Correcting a response". The Island. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b Samarasinghe, Prasad (25 January 2014). "For the love of one's country". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Mr. C.A. Odiris de Silva". Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "නාලන්දා විදුහලේ අභිමානවත් ගමන් මඟ" (in Sinhala). Silumina. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Gemunu Watch". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 1947" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Department of Elections. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Unraveling the riddle of the UNP". Island. Retrieved 2 September 2019.