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Nawadun Korale in Ratnapura were able to successfully manipulate the trust left for Dingiri Appey, who was crippled at birth, to their benefit. The wealth from this Maduwanwela trust provided Molamure with the resources to launch an ambitious political career. In 1934, he was found guilty of
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Molamure's cousin, Dingiri Appey retain life interest over much of his vast properties and ownership to pass to Molamure on their deaths and held in trust until such time. The trust included the
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Molamure suffered a stroke while presiding over parliament at the speaker's seat and was taken to the
General Hospital in an unconscious state. He died in hospital a day later on 25 January 1951.
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In 1927, he chaired the 9th AGM of the All Ceylon
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Ceylonese Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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as the official residence of the speaker. He was appointed a
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903:, rootsweb.ancestry.com. Accessed 8 January 2024.
824:"Molamure is elected Speaker of First Parliament"
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651:"The Battle of the Blues Steeped in tradition"
67:A. F. Molamure as Speaker of the State Council
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753:. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009
4425:Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
485:over a charge of bribery. He contested the
4410:Members of the 1st State Council of Ceylon
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519:Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
481:in a by-election after the resignation of
315:Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
182:14 October 1947 – 25 January 1951
120:14 October 1947 – 25 January 1951
38:
1788:North Western Province (Eastern Division)
1769:North Western Province (Western Division)
818:
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745:Rajasingham, K. T. (22 September 2001).
740:
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4415:Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon
4405:Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
612:
601:List of political families in Sri Lanka
525:and was known as Sir Francis Molamure.
108:1st Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon
90:7 July 1931 – 10 December 1934
941:Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
764:
649:Manamendra, Gayathra (13 March 2009).
1207:General Officer Commanding the Troops
901:RAMBUKPOTHA SENEVIRAJA - Family #3117
7:
497:and was elected to the newly formed
1873:Arthur Hamilton Ekneligoda Molamure
391:, establishing his practice in the
367:on 2 July 1888, he was educated at
25:
4420:United National Party politicians
409:1924 legislative council election
369:S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
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682:1922 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory
78:1st Speaker of the State Council
61:
1521:Western Province (Ceylon Tamil)
579:a civil servant who became the
1354:James Frederick Edmund Bridger
327:Sir Alexander Francis Molamure
48:Sir Alexander Francis Molamure
1:
1702:Forester Augustus Obeyesekere
747:"Sri Lanka: The Untold Story"
685:. Ferguson's Ceylon Directory
413:Legislative Council of Ceylon
32:Alexander Francis Molamure Jr
3958:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
3943:Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
3033:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
1731:Trincomalee Revenue District
1597:Northern Province (Southern)
1578:Northern Province (Northern)
1398:Kadiravalepillai Balasingham
1123:1924 Legislative Council of
461:three months without leave.
101:Forester Augustus Obeysekera
2804:Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn
1750:Batticaloa Revenue District
1712:Southern Province (Western)
1693:Southern Province (Central)
1674:Southern Province (Eastern)
1655:Northern Province (Central)
1636:Northern Province (Western)
1616:Northern Province (Eastern)
860:The Last Kraal in Sri Lanka
438:Molamure was the nephew of
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4233:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
4007:Alexander Francis Molamure
3612:Alexander Francis Molamure
3124:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
3071:Alexander Francis Molamure
1864:Ratnapura Revenue District
1854:Alexander Francis Molamure
29:
3676:Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne
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3386:George Alfred Henry Wille
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2470:V. S. de S. Wikramanayake
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2062:Alfred Henry Frank Clarke
2046:William Loring Kindersley
1954:George Alfred Henry Wille
1683:V. S. de S. Wikramanayake
1502:Kalutara Revenue District
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630:. Parliament of Sri Lanka
581:Secretary of the Treasury
571:, became a member of the
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72:
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4196:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
3796:Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe
3752:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
3638:Leader of the Opposition
3358:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
3083:Robert Edward Jayatilaka
2583:Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu
2538:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
2197:Bernard Henry Bourdillon
2074:Punchi Banda Rambukwelle
1845:Kegalla Revenue District
1664:Suppiramaniam Rajaratnam
1559:Central Province (Rural)
1540:Central Province (Urban)
1168:Bernard Henry Bourdillon
888:26 November 2010 at the
471:Ceylon National Congress
30:Not to be confused with
3968:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
3506:Francis Huntly Griffith
3424:Evelyn Charles Villiers
3414:Evelyn Charles Villiers
2956:Joseph Isaac Gnanamuttu
2946:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
2788:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
2663:Evelyn Charles Villiers
2363:W. H. de S. Jayasundara
2358:Godfrey Edward Madawala
1797:Godfrey Edward Madawala
1645:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
1306:Wilfrid Wentworth Woods
411:and was elected to the
349:State Council of Ceylon
143:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
4243:Kusumasiri Gunawardena
4228:A. Ekanayake Gunasinha
4075:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
4058:H. D. Abeygoonewardane
3938:I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
3914:North Western Province
3904:Maithripala Senanayake
3875:North Central Province
3825:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
3781:S. U. Ethirmanasingham
3501:Clement Johnston Black
3218:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
3004:North Western Province
2978:North Central Province
2646:Thomas Lister Villiers
2334:North Western Province
2315:North Central Province
2080:Thomas Lister Villiers
1807:North Central Province
1587:Ponnambalam Ramanathan
1359:Francis Graeme Tyrrell
1339:Frank Arthur Stockdale
1281:Edward Bruce Alexander
1243:Edward Bruce Alexander
458:Imperial Bank of India
403:Early political career
4201:Somaweera Chandrasiri
4103:Montague Jayawickrama
4029:Harris Leuke Ratwatte
3978:Sabaragamuwa Province
3776:A. R. A. M. Abubucker
3727:H. R. U. Premachandra
3492:Hubert Ernest Newnham
3404:John William Oldfield
3290:Charles Batuwantudawe
3095:Harris Leuke Ratwatte
3057:Sabaragamuwa Province
2755:2nd State Council of
2543:Charles Batuwantudawe
2380:Sabaragamuwa Province
2147:1st State Council of
2086:Neill Graeme Campbell
2012:S. R. Muhammad Sultan
1959:Nathaniel John Martin
1273:Controller of Revenue
1199:Ex offico Members (5)
567:Their only daughter,
523:1949 Birthday Honours
511:Mumtaz Mahal, Colombo
495:United National Party
487:1947 general election
428:Sir Stewart Schneider
259:United National Party
4319:H. de Z. Siriwardena
3963:Herbert Sri Nissanka
3695:Karuppiah Kumaravelu
3511:George Roland Whitby
3483:Howard Frank Parfitt
3346:H. de Z. Siriwardena
3302:Don Baron Jayatilaka
3268:Naysum Saravanamuttu
3158:S. A. Wickramasinghe
3028:Siripala Samarakkody
2961:Jaganathan Tyagaraja
2936:Arunachalam Mahadeva
2862:E. W. Abeygunasekera
2588:Naysum Saravanamuttu
2533:D. D. Athulathmudali
2465:S. A. Wickremasinghe
2394:D. J. Wimalasurendra
2290:Arunachalam Mahadeva
2217:E. W. Abeygunasekera
1983:N. H. M. Abdul Cader
1978:Mohamed Macan Markar
1530:Arunachalam Mahadeva
1473:Don Baron Jayatilaka
1445:Colombo Town (South)
1426:Colombo Town (North)
1411:Elected Members (34)
1263:Lancelot Elphinstone
1189:Don Baron Jayatilaka
805:Jennings, Sir Ivor.
507:Herbert Sri Nissanka
499:Parliament of Ceylon
491:Balangoda electorate
473:and a close ally of
417:University of Ceylon
353:Parliament of Ceylon
337:Sir Francis Molamure
193:Constituency created
27:Ceylonese politician
4435:Ceylonese advocates
4352:R. Singleton-Salmon
4152:J. C. T. Kotelawala
4039:Florence Senanayake
3992:D. F. Hettiarachchi
3742:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
3683:Senerat Gunewardene
3353:Susantha de Fonseka
3314:C. W. W. Kannangara
3295:Upali Batuwantudawe
3206:J. G. Rajakulendran
3040:J. H. Ilangantileke
2951:R. Sri Pathmanathan
2842:Senerat Gunewardene
2832:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
2808:Guy Stanley Wodeman
2651:D. C. Stewart-Smith
2548:Susantha de Fonseka
2450:C. W. W. Kannangara
2389:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
2227:W. T. B. Karaliadda
2082:(from 19 Nov. 1925)
2076:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
2070:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
2064:(from 26 Nov. 1924)
2041:Edwin James Hayward
2036:Thomas Yates Wright
2019:(from 11 Dec. 1925)
1721:C. W. W. Kannangara
1627:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
1388:Hermann Albert Loos
449:Maduwanwela Walawwa
430:by 35 to 18 votes.
424:First State Council
383:He qualified as an
4250:Robert Gunawardena
4238:Philip Gunawardena
4223:George R. de Silva
4218:Colvin R. de Silva
4123:V. G. W. Ratnayake
4118:Lakshman Rajapaksa
4063:Simon Abeywickrema
3997:N. H. Keerthiratne
3894:S. H. Mahadiulwewa
3667:George E. de Silva
3579:1st Parliament of
3329:Thomas Amarasuriya
3263:George R. de Silva
3244:Bernard Jayasuriya
3239:Philip Gunawardena
3177:David Wanigasekera
3170:Simon Abeywickrema
2898:S. O. Canagaratnam
2852:George E. de Silva
2489:A. Fellowes-Gordon
2460:David Wanigasekera
2300:M. A. Seemanpillai
2266:A. H. Macan Markar
2222:George E. de Silva
1568:George E. de Silva
1379:Unofficial Members
1369:Maas Thajoon Akbar
1298:Colonial Treasurer
1286:Walter Ernest Wait
1238:Murchison Fletcher
1225:Colonial Secretary
1160:Murchison Fletcher
807:Constitution-Maker
465:Return to politics
434:Maduwanwela estate
291:S. Thomas' College
4382:
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4335:E. F. N. Gratiaen
4287:P. P. Jayawardena
4282:D. D. Karunaratne
4277:J. R. Jayewardene
4211:T. F. Jayewardene
4177:K. D. Sugathadasa
4128:W. Wickremasinghe
4098:D. S. Goonesekera
4068:H. W. Amarasuriya
4049:Southern Province
4034:Dudley Senanayake
4012:Jayaweera Kuruppu
3899:T. B. Poholiyadde
3889:P. B. Bulankulame
3884:P. L. Bauddhasara
3860:Alfred Thambiayah
3855:C. Suntharalingam
3840:G. G. Ponnambalam
3816:Northern Province
3737:H. B. Rambukwella
3712:V. T. Nanayakkara
3672:T. B. Ilangaratne
3632:Dudley Senanayake
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3409:Maurice John Cary
3341:C. E. P. de Silva
3307:J. R. Jayewardene
3213:G. C. Rambukpotha
3131:H. W. Amarasuriya
3110:Southern Province
3100:Jayaweera Kuruppu
3090:Dudley Senanayake
3066:H. A. Goonesekera
3045:U. B. Wanninayake
2992:P. B. Bulankulame
2968:G. G. Ponnambalam
2927:Northern Province
2879:S. P. Vythilingam
2857:Bernard Aluwihare
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2710:
2707:
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2641:Maurice John Cary
2623:V. R. S. Schokman
2618:Stewart Schneider
2504:G. C. Rambukpotha
2440:H. W. Amarasuriya
2431:Southern Province
2421:Edwin Wijeyeratne
2414:T. G. Jayewardene
2305:Nevins Selvadurai
2281:Northern Province
2271:M. M. Subramaniam
2247:S. P. Vythilingam
2237:G. G. Ponnambalam
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1740:M. M. Subramaniam
1549:Gerard Wijeyekoon
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562:D. R. Wijewardena
551:Adeline Meedeniya
549:Molamure married
493:representing the
483:H. A. Goonesekera
440:J. W. Maduwanwela
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269:Adeline Meedeniya
205:Jayaweera Kuruppu
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4299:Wilmot A. Perera
4272:D. P. Jayasuriya
4267:A. P. Jayasuriya
4187:Western Province
4167:J. A. Rambukpota
4080:William de Silva
3923:Ivan Dassanayake
3767:Eastern Province
3757:C. V. Velupillai
3653:Central Province
3628:D. S. Senanayake
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3280:D. P. Jayasuriya
3251:A. E. Goonesinha
3230:Western Province
3201:D. D. Gunasekera
3196:Henry Kotelawala
3165:Neil Hewavitarne
3153:R. C. Kannangara
3148:Raja Hewavitarne
3119:Francis de Zoysa
2910:E. R. Tambimuttu
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2528:S. W. Dassenaike
2523:D. S. Senanayake
2514:Western Province
2494:Henry Kotelawala
2404:F. A. Obeysekera
2399:Adeline Molamure
2257:Eastern Province
2208:Central Province
2184:F. A. Obeysekera
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1759:E. R. Tambimuttu
1625:T. M. Sabaratnam
1492:D. S. Senanayake
1483:Negombo District
1464:Colombo District
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