Education
He was educated at South. Thomas" College, Mount Lavinia in Colombo.
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Solomon Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewirat..
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Career
He was appointed as Head Mudaliyar and the aide-de-camp to the British Governor of Ceylon, therefore he was one of the most powerful personalities in British colonial Ceylon. Born to the Anglican Gate Mudaliyar Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake Seneviratne, Mudaliyar of the Governor"s Gate and Mudaliyar of Siyane Korale East. He was appointed a Muhandiram of the Governor"s Gate in 1882 by the British and later made Mudaliyar of the Siyane Korale, following the death of his father.
Eight years later, Governor Sir Arthur Havelock appointed him to the post of Maha Mudali (Head Mudaliyar), the highest position available to a native Ceylonese in British Ceylon.
Achievements
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Sir Solomon"s service to the British Empire was marked by his appointment as Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Street George (Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George), after travelling to England as Ceylon"s official representative at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. He was made an All Island Justice of the Peace, received the King Edward VII Coronation Medal and was a Fellow of the Imperial Institute.
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Died
July 31, 1946 (aged 84)
Awards
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George King Edward VII Coronation Medal; Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.