Arthur Wijewardena

Sir
Arthur Wijewardena
KC
Acting Governor-General of Ceylon
In office
195?  195?
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister John Kotelawala
Preceded by Lord Soulbury
Succeeded by Lord Soulbury
28th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
January 1949  1950
Appointed by Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Preceded by John Curtois Howard
Francis Soertsz
as acting
Succeeded by Edward Jayetileke
12th Solicitor General of Ceylon
In office
1936–1938
Preceded by J. W. R. Illangakoon
Succeeded by Edward Jayetileke
Personal details
Born (1887-03-21)21 March 1887
British Ceylon
Died 1964
Alma mater Cambridge University

Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena KC (21 March 1887 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1949 succeeding the acting Francis Soertsz and was Chief Justice until 1950. He was succeeded by Edward Jayetileke.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. First Sri Lankan Chief Justice
  3. WIJEYEWARDENE, Hon. Sir (Edwin) Arthur (Lewis). Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
Government offices
Preceded by
Lord Soulbury
Acting
Governor-General of Ceylon

195?
Succeeded by
Lord Soulbury
Legal offices
Preceded by
John Curtois Howard
Francis Soertsz
as acting
Chief Justice of Ceylon
1949-1950
Succeeded by
Edward Jayetileke
Preceded by
J. W. R. Illangakoon
Solicitor General of Ceylon
1936-1938
Succeeded by
Edward Jayetileke


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