Education
Royal College, Colombo.
Royal College, Colombo.
In 1934, he became Speaker when Sir Francis Molamure stepped down on personal reasons. Ezlynne married Ralph Deraniyagala, who became the Clerk of Parliament.
He was the Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Born to Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere a member of the Legislative Council, F A Obeysekera was educated at Royal College Colombo, where he captained Royal College team at the Royal-Thomian. He was elected a member of the Legislative Council 1924 retained his seat till 1931 when the Legislative Council was dissolved and replaced by the State Council in 1931, when he was elected as deputy speaker.