Career
He was appointed as the Maha Mudaliyar (Head Mudaliyar) of Dutch Ceylon, hence he was one of the most powerful personalities in the country. A Mala Padakkama is also said to have been conferred on him by the Kandyan King of the era. Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe was born in 1719 to the family of Mohandiram Don Joan Dias Abeysinghe and Dona Gimara de Silva of Galle.
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe lived at Pokune Walauwa in Dangedera, Galle.
He had two other Walauwas located in Colombo and Katunayake. His Colombo walawwa was situated at Silver Smith Street and Katunayake walauwa was situated at Kotugoda.
