C. H. Z. Fernando

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Hon.
Charles Hubert Zaleski Fernando
Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
In office
1924–1929
Personal details
Nationality
Ceylonese
Political partyCeylon Labour Party
SpouseDaisy M. née Fernando
RelationsR. A. de Mel
ChildrenP. C. S. Fernando
Residence(s)St Catherine, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
ProfessionAdvocate

Charles Hubert Zaleski Fernando (18 November 1892 - 5 July 1973) was a Ceylonese lawyer and colonial era politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the Colombo Municipal Council.[1]

Early life and education

Fernando was born to

LLB, on his return to Ceylon, Fernando became an Advocate.[1][4]

Business career

He soon took to business with holdings in tea and rubber plantations, plumbago (graphite) mining and shipping, which he consolidated in the holding company C. H. Z. Fernando & Co.[5] In 1928 he became a co-owner of the Mount Lavinia Hotel.[6] He was the Chairmen of the Ceylon Import Merchants Association and a member of the Low-Country Products Association.[7]

Political career

He became a founding member of the radical political association named Young Lanka League in 1915 and together with

Chevalier of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[1][16][17][18]

Family

He married Daisy M. Fernando daughter of Hethakandage Bastian Fernando, their sons were P. C. S. Fernando and Chitra Bhanu Fernando R. A. de Mel was their brother-in-law.[15]

References

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  3. ^ Who’s Who of Sri Lanka: The lives and times of forty eight personalities, Gamini Akmeemana (Daily Mirror) Retrieved 8 January 2016
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  5. ^ "United States Customs Court Reports: Cases Adjudged in the United ..., Volume 15". Customs administration. 1945. p. 334. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ “Sons of the Soil and Strangers within the gates”, Joe Simpson (rootsweb) Retrieved 4 November 2015
  7. ^ "1937 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory". historyofceylontea.com. Ferguson's Directory. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ Sanmugathasan, N. "A Marxist Looks at the History of Ceylon". www.marxists.org. marxists.org. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  10. ^ Traversed new paths making History, Ananda E. Goonesinha (The Island) Retrieved 2 November 2015
  11. ^ Gunawardena, R. H. R. (1995). "The Activities of the Radical Political Associations of Sri Lanka: The Young Lanka League" (PDF). Rohana. 6, 167–81. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. ^ CEYLON'S BATTLE, The Straits Times (13 November 1929) Retrieved 2 November 2015
  13. ^ Thirty Years After: Rajini Rajasingham Thiranagama’s Lasting Impact Dr.Rajan Hoole, DBSJeyaraj.com (22 September 2019) Retrieved 20 August 2020
  14. ^ Sullen Hills: The Saga of Up Country Tamils, Special Report No.4 University Teachers for Human Rights (January 1993) Chapter 2.2, Retrieved 20 August 2020
  15. ^ a b "1951 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory". Ferguson's Directory. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  17. ^ "REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE RUBBER RESEARCH BOARD IN 1934-" (PDF). rri.nsf.ac.lk. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  18. ^ "CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" (PDF). National Archives of Sri Lanka. National Archives of Sri Lanka.


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