Background
Tennekoon was born to a distinguished family on 9 September 1914 in Central Province, British Ceylon.
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Victor Tennekoon
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Education
He attended Saint Anthony"s College in Kandy.
Career
He served as the 35th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka as well as the 33rd Attorney General and 23rd Solicitor General. He was appointed Chief Justice in 1974 and was succeeded by Neville Samarakoon. From 1979 to 1984 Tennekoon served as Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya.
He had two brothers Herbert, who became the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and George, a Professor of Medicine.
Tennekoon obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of London and subsequently entered the Ceylon Law College. He was called to the Bar on 4 May 1943.
Tennekoon was married to Semitha. Tennekoon was the first Kandyan on the Bench.
Practising for some time at the Kegalle Bar, on 1 October 1946 he joined the Attorney-General"s Department as a Temporary additional Crown Counsel.
He specialized in Civil work, however did prosecute in some important cases including the case of the 1962 coup d"état attempt. In 1962 he was appointed Solicitor General of Sri Lanka and in 1965 he was conferred with the title of Queen"s Counsel. In 1972 he was appointed Attorney General, after which he served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, rising to be Chief Justice in 1974.
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Nationality
Sri Lankan