Adeline Molamure
Adeline Molamure, CBE (Adeline; née Meedeniya) was the first female member of State Council of Ceylon, and therefore, the first elected female legislator in Sri Lanka. She was the Deputy President of the Senate.
Educated at Bishop's College, Colombo, she was the daughter of J. H. Meedeniya Adigar, member of the Legislative Council.[1][2] She was elected to the State Council by election in 1931 from her father's electoral seat after his death. She was later elected to the Senate in 1947 and was appointed as a Deputy President of the Senate in 1955. She was also made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
She was married to Sir Francis Molamure, the first speaker of the State Council and Parliament.[3][4][5] Their only daughter Seetha Molamure became a member of the Senate of Ceylon. She married to L. J. Seneviratne a civil servant who became the Secretary of the Treasury.[6]
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References
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- ^ Lady Members
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. (2001-09-22). "Sri Lanka: The Untold Story". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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- ^ RAMBUKPOTHA SENEVIRAJA - Family #3117
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