T. F. Jayawardena
T.F. Jayawardena | |
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Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Colombo South | |
In office 30 May 1952 – 1956 | |
Preceded by | R. A. de Mel |
Succeeded by | Bernard Soysa |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 March 1911 |
Military service | |
Service/branch | Ceylon Defence Force |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Ceylon Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Major Theodore Frederick "Freddy" Jayewardene was a Ceylonese politician.[1] A former member of the parliament from Colombo south and was a parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Labour.[2] A rural sociologist, he served in the Ceylon Light Infantry, a reservist regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force reaching the rank of Major.
He was the son of Colonel T. G. Jayewardene and Lena Attygalle. His cousin J R Jayewardene became the President of Sri Lanka. Jayewardene married Philis Gunesekera, their daughter Thileka Jayewardene married Cecil Waidyaratne who became a General and Commander of the Sri Lankan Army.
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