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George Christopher Rambukpotha (8 December 1884 – 27 October 1943) was a colonial-era Ceylonese lawyer and politician.
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George Christopher Rampukpotha was born on 8 December 1884, the eldest son of Peter Benjamin Punchi Bandara Rambukpotha, the
Rate Mahatmaya of
Wellawaya , and Charlotte Elizabeth Taldene née Kumarihamy.
[2] He was educated at
St. Benedict's College, Colombo .
[3] He was appointed as a
Proctor at the
Supreme Court ofCeylon .
In 1910 Rambukpotha married Annabelle Elizabeth Taldene née Kumarihamy (1891–1923) at the Town Hall in Kandy. They had five children.
On 4 May 1931 he was elected unopposed to the
1st State Council of Ceylon , representing
Bibile .
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[5] He was re-elected to the
2nd State Council on 5 March 1936.
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[6]
Rambukpotha died, at the age of 59, on 27 October 1943.
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References
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"Hon. Rambukpota, George Christopher, M.P."
Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 2 April 2019 .
^ Madugalle, Sunil J. (2005). Four Kandyan Families: From the Maha Disawani of Matale, Uva, and Dumbara Pasrata : a Genealogical Study Within the Historical Background and the Geographical Spread of the Kandyan Kingdom (1600-1815) 1600-2000 . Vijitha Yapa Publications.
ISBN
9789551266004 .
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"The Story Of St Benedicts' College, Kotahena – Religion, Mores, Cultural" . The Sunday Leader . 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2019 .
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c Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972 . National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 127.
^ Munasinghe, M. Sarath K. (31 March 2004).
"Political clergymen of the past" .
The Island . Retrieved 2 April 2019 .
^ The Ceylon Blue Book . Government Printer, South Africa. 1938. p. 32.