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Royal College, Colombo.
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John W. Jayewardene
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He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a Proctor who was the Deputy Coroner of Colombo. Wilfred Jayewardene was educated at the Royal College, Colombo and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, becoming a Barrister.
In 1901 he returned to Ceylon and began his practice as an Advocate.
From 1922 to 1924 he served as the District Judge of Colombo and in 1923 was appointed acting Puisne Justice thereafter confirmed as Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. In 1906, Jayewardene married Ethel Charlotte Irene, daughter of Mudaliyar Francis William Tillekeratne Dissanayake.
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1927 (aged 50) -
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Ceylonese (Sri Lankan