T. F. Jayawardena

T.F. Jayawardena
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Colombo South
In office
30 May 1952 – 1956
Preceded by R. A. de Mel
Succeeded by Bernard Soysa
Personal details
Born (1911-03-25)25 March 1911
Military service
Service/branch Ceylon Defence Force
Rank Major
Unit Ceylon Light Infantry
Battles/wars World War II

Major Theodore Frederick "Freddy" Jayewardene was a Ceylonese politician.[1] A former member of the parliament from Colombo south and was a parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Labour.[2] A rural sociologist, he served in the Ceylon Light Infantry, a reservist regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force reaching the rank of Major.

He was the son of Colonel T. G. Jayewardene and Lena Attygalle. His cousin J R Jayewardene became the President of Sri Lanka. Jayewardene married Philis Gunesekera, their daughter Thileka Jayewardene married Cecil Waidyaratne who became a General and Commander of the Sri Lankan Army.

References

  1. ↑ Jayewardene, Theodore Frederick
  2. ↑ He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man


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