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James De Alwis (1823–1878) was a lawyer , writer, poet and a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon . He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council . He is remembered for his writings that included several works on Buddhism .
Educated at the Colombo Academy as one of its first students, he was part of the Macaulay of Ceylon along with Frederick Nell and his brother Louis, Charles Ambrose Lorensz , John Prins, Charle Ferdinands and Dandris de Silva Gunaratna inspired by the Young England movement.
Qualified as a Proctor , he went on to become an Advocate and served as a District Judge and Police Magistrate . During his legal practice, his clients included Mudliyar Jeronis de Soysa (father of Sir Charles Henry de Soysa ), Arunasalam Ponnambalam Mudliyar (father of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan ) and S. Edirimanasingham, Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate (grand uncle of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan)
Later he was appointed as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon ; however he resigned together with George Wall , Charles Ambrose Lorensz , W. Thompson, John Capper and John Eaton on 15 November 1864 on a point of principle regarding the fiscal policy of the Government and its strict disregard to respect the procedures of the Legislative Council.[1]
His eldest daughter Ezline Maria de Alwis married Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere and his third daughter Annie Lucy "Florence" D' Alwis married Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I , who became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon .
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