Roland Stephen Tennekoon was an elected member of both the 1st and 2nd State Councils of Ceylon.[1]
Roland Stephen Tennekoon attended Trinity College, Kandy, where in 1904 he was awarded Ryde Gold Medal, as the "best all-round boy" at the school.[2][3]
Tennekoon, a proctor, was elected to the State Council on 20 June 1931, representing Katugampola as a member of the Labour Party.[1][4][5]
On 3 March 1936, following his successful re-election to the State Council he was elected as Deputy Chairman of Committees.[6][7][8]
Tennekoon was married to Tissy (who served as chairperson of Kuliyapitiya Town Council) and had two children, a son - Roland Jr. and a daughter - Kuma.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Jātika Rājya Sabhāva Pustakālaya (1972). Members of the legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 159.
- ^ Reimann, Valesco L. O. (1922). A History of Trinity College, Kandy. Diocesan Press. p. 100.
- ^ "Trinity College Ryde Gold Medal". Trinity College. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Nissanka, Kamal (24 January 2012). "Liberal Party, 25 years later". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Hon. Tennekoon, Roland Stephen, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "The Ceylon Blue Book". Government Printer, South Africa. 1938: 31.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ^ Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. Colombo: The Ceylon Observer Press. 1946. pp. 42–43.
- ^ "A Beacon of Light to everyone around her - Kuma Ratnayake (nee Tennekoon)". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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