Solomon Dias Bandaranaike
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Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike Head Mudaliyar | |
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Spouse | Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere |
Children | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike Anna Florentina Bandaranaike |
Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike,
Family History
The origins of the Bandaranayaka family in Sri Lanka is claimed to be from the person known as
Early life
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike was born on 22 May 1862, the son of the
Colonial service
He was appointed a
Wealth
Sir Solomon was a wealthy land owner with large estates. Apart from his town house in Colombo, he built a stately house, Horagolla Walauwa, and converted his fathers walauwa in Horagolla to his stables, Horagolla Stables. He was the first Ceylonese to own a house in the hill station of Nuwara Eliya, which was an exclusive holiday destination for the British.[4]
Honours
Bandaranaike having received the honor appointment to the office of
A keen horse breeder, he was the Life President of the Colombo Turf Club, which erected a statue during his lifetime in front of the Turf Club in Colombo which stands to this day. He was collector of antiquities, he donated
Family
In April 1898, he married Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere, daughter of
See also
Further reading
- Bandaranaike, Sir Solomon Dias (1929). Remembered yesterdays, being the reminiscences of Maha Mudaliyar Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, K. C. M. G. J. Murray.[1]
References
- ISBN 9789559287001.
- ^ ISBN 9788120613355.
- ISBN 9789559916611.
- ^ a b c Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon
- ^ "THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 3, 1907". thegazette.co.uk. The London Gazette. Retrieved 7 January 2022.