Harris Leuke Ratwatte

Harris Leuke Ratwatte
Diyawadana Nilame of
Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy
In office
1961–1964
Preceded by Kuda Banda Nugawela
Succeeded by Heen Banda Udurawana
Former Basnayake Nilame of
Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy &
Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara
Member of the State Council for Kegalle
In office
1936–1947
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Mawanella
In office
1947–1952
ex Member of Senate
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United National Party
Spouse(s) Mallika Ratwatte
(née Katugaha)
Children Ryan, Ivy, Dennis, Chintha, Preeni, Anuruddha, Ranji, Samudhra & Mangalika
Religion Buddhist

Harris Leuke Ratwatte (known as Harris Leuke Ratwatte Dissawa ) (1900 - 1964) was a Ceylonese legislator. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon, Parliament and the Senate of Ceylon. Ratwatte was also appointed a Dissawa and was elected as the Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.[1][2][3]

Born to Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte Basnayake and Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy, his brothers were Sir Cuda Ratwatte Adigar former mayor of Kandy and Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa who was also a member of the State Council.

In 1933 he became the Basnayake Nilame of the Kataragama Devale of Kandy and the Maha Vishnu Devale of Kandy. He was elected to the State Council in 1936 from Kegalle and held the seat till 1947. From 1940 to 1942 he was a member of the Kandy Municipal Council. In 1948 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Mawanella and held the seat till 1952. In 1955 he was elected to the Senate. He was elected to the post of Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa in 1961 and held the post till his death in 1964.[4]

Family

Harris Leuke Ratwatte married Mallika Katugaha Kumarihamy, daughter of Katugaha Bandaranayake Herath Mudiyanse Punchi Bandara, acting Rate Mahatmaya of Yatikinda. Harris Ratwatte and his Kumarihamy had nine children: Ryan, Ivy, Dennis, Chintha, Preeni, Anuruddha, Ranji, Samudhra & Mangalika. One of his sons Dennis was former Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara & Anuruddha was former Basnayake Nilame of Natha Devale, Kandy, the Acting Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth Kandy and ex Cabinet Minister. His grandson Lohan is the Member of Parliament representing the Kandy District and another grandson, Mahendra is the current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara & former Mayor of Kandy.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ශ්‍රී ල.නි.ප.ය තරගකර දිනූ මුල්ම ආසනය
  2. ↑ Anuruddha Ratwatte's political biography (ISBN 978-955-20-9966-3) by Godage International Publishers, Maradana Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
  3. ↑ Sri Lanka’s former Deputy Minister of Defense General Anuruddha Ratwatte has passed away
  4. ↑ Venerated post for dignified man Harris Leuke Ratwatte
  5. ↑ Mahendra Ratwatte resigns as Mayor of Kandy. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

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