He was born in the coastal village of Balapitiya, to Demuni Dedrick de Zoysa Abeysiriwardena of Gamakarana Walauwa and Clara Wirasekara from Galhera, Ahungalle. De Zoysa qualified as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He established a successful legal practice and was appointed a King's Counsel.
Lucien de Zoysa (cricketer, writer, actor and cricket commentator)
Douglas de Zoysa
Capt Kenneth de Zoysa
Iris Wickremasinghe (first married to Michael de Zoysa Siriwardena, minister in Bandaranaike's cabinet, and then to Anton Wickremasinghe)
Olive Amarasekera
Referencesedit
^"Hon. de Zoysa, Francis, M.P." Parliament of Sril Lanka. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^Rajapaske, C. V. (27 September 2008). . Daily News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2023. - Macintyre, Ernest (18 June 2020). "The theatre and the world". The Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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francis, zoysa, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, fra. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sir Francis Sreenath de Zoysa Abeysiriwardena KC 1874 1942 was a Ceylonese lawyer and statesmen He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon and a president of the Ceylon National Congress Contents 1 Legal career 2 Political career 3 Family 4 ReferencesLegal career editHe was born in the coastal village of Balapitiya to Demuni Dedrick de Zoysa Abeysiriwardena of Gamakarana Walauwa and Clara Wirasekara from Galhera Ahungalle De Zoysa qualified as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon He established a successful legal practice and was appointed a King s Counsel Political career editA president of the Ceylon National Congress he was elected to the 2nd State Council of Ceylon 1 from Balapitiya in the 1936 general election citation needed In the State Council he introduced the Bribery Act citation needed Family editHe married Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena of Ragama Walauwa Their children were 2 Sydney de Zoysa former deputy inspector general of police A C de Zoysa President s Counsel Violet Rajapakse married to Tudor Rajapakse of Maha Kappina Walauwa Balapitiya pioneer member of Mahila Samithiya Olga de Zoysa first Miss Ceylon Dickie de Zoysa S W R D Bandaranaike s best man at his wedding Gwendoline de Zoysa Stanley de Zoysa former minister of finance Lucien de Zoysa cricketer writer actor and cricket commentator Douglas de Zoysa Capt Kenneth de Zoysa Iris Wickremasinghe first married to Michael de Zoysa Siriwardena minister in Bandaranaike s cabinet and then to Anton Wickremasinghe Olive AmarasekeraReferences edit Hon de Zoysa Francis M P Parliament of Sril Lanka Retrieved 12 February 2023 Rajapaske C V 27 September 2008 A C Bunty de Zoysa the inimitable legal icon Daily News Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 Retrieved 12 February 2023 Macintyre Ernest 18 June 2020 The theatre and the world The Sunday Times Sri Lanka Retrieved 17 February 2022 nbsp This Sri Lankan biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis de Zoysa amp oldid 1179726053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
