Arthur Wijewardena

Sir Arthur Wijewardene KC
Acting Governor-General of Ceylon
In office 195? – 195?
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Kotelawala
Preceded by	Lord Soulbury
Succeeded by	Lord Soulbury
28th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office January 1949 – 1950
Appointed by	Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Preceded by	John Curtois Howard Francis Soertsz as acting
Succeeded by	Edward Jayetileke
12th Solicitor General of Ceylon
In office 1936–1938
Preceded by	J. W. R. Illangakoon
Succeeded by	Edward Jayetileke
Personal details
Born	21 March 1887 British Ceylon
Died	1964
Alma mater	Cambridge University

Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena KC (21 March 1887 – 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1949 succeeding the acting Francis Soertsz and was Chief Justice until 1950. He was succeeded by Edward Jayetileke.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
2. First Sri Lankan Chief Justice
3. WIJEYEWARDENE, Hon. Sir (Edwin) Arthur (Lewis). Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013.