Bernard Jayasuriya

Bernard Jayasuriya was a Ceylonese businessman and politician.[1]

Bernard Jayasuriya was the son of D. C. D. Jayasuriya, a rubber plantation and graphite mine owner.[2] He received his education at S. Thomas College and St. Joseph's College, Colombo, where he captained the school's cricket team.[3] He later played for the Singhalese Sports Club.[2]

He served as a member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon, between February 1943 and 1947, for Avissawella,[4] following the arrest and detention of the sitting member, Philip Gunawardena in July 1942. At the by-election on 27 February 1943 Jayasuriya secured 10,567 votes, 3,913 votes ahead of his nearest rival, S. T. D. Gunawardane.[5] He was subsequently appointed to the Executive Committee for Labour, Industry and Commerce.[6]

In 1945 he married Clodagh née Jayewardene, who later became the first female to be elected to the Senate of Ceylon.[7]

Jayasuriya contested the seat of Avissawella at the 1st parliamentary election held in late 1947. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to get elected losing to Philip Gunawardena by almost 12,000 votes.[8][9]

References
  1. "Hon. Jayasuriya, Bernard, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. Who's Who of Ceylon. 1920. p. 104.
  3. "SJC, STC Centenary clash for Gilmour Jayasuriya trophy". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. Members of the legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 73.
  5. Guṇavardhana, Pilip (2006). The State Council Years, 1936-1942: Speeches Made in the Legislature Compiled Under the Auspices of the Philip Gunawardena Commemoration Society. Godage International Publishers. p. 393. ISBN 9789552097072.
  6. Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. The Ceylon Observer Press. 1946. p. 44.
  7. Wijesekera, Chitra (1995). Women in Our Legislature. Sarvodaya Vishva Lekha. pp. 241–242. ISBN 9789559579700.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. Prakasakayo, Tisara, ed. (1952). "Ceylon Historical Journal". 2: 152. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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