John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene
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John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene | |
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1877 |
| Died | 1927 |
| Nationality | Ceylonese ( Royal College Colombo |
John Adrian St. Valentine W. Jayewardene (1877–1927) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge and lawyer. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.
Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a
Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene was a Member of the State Council for Balangoda electorate and Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene
who also became a Judge of the Supreme Court.
Wilfred Jayewardene was educated at the
puisne justice
thereafter confirmed as Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.
In 1906, Jayewardene married Ethel Charlotte Irene, daughter of Mudaliyar Francis William Tillekeratne Dissanayake. His daughter
J R Jayewardene became the first executive President of Sri Lanka
.