| 词条 | Forester Augustus Obeysekera |
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| honorific-prefix = Hon. Sir | name = Forester Augustus Obeysekera |honorific-suffix =MSC | image = | caption = | order = 2nd Speaker of the State Council | office = | term_start = 11 December 1934 | term_end = 7 December 1935 | predecessor = Alfred Francis Molamure | successor = Waithilingam Duraiswamy | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) | party = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = Royal College, Colombo | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | serviceyears = | awards = }}Sir Forester Augustus Obeysekera[1] (7 August 1880 - 26 December 1961) was a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was the Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[2][3] Born to Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere[4] a member of the Legislative Council, F A Obeysekera was educated at Royal College, Colombo, where he captained the cricket team at the Royal-Thomian.[5] He later studied at Cambridge University.[6] He was elected a member of the Legislative Council in 1924 and retained his seat till the Legislative Council was dissolved and replaced by the State Council in 1931, when he was elected as deputy speaker. In 1934, he became Speaker when Sir Francis Molamure stepped down for personal reasons. He married Anna Isabella Sykes and they had two children, Boykin and Ezlynne. Ezlynne married Ralph Deraniyagala, who became the Clerk of Parliament. References1. ^THE CANCER OF CORRUPTION {{Sri Lankan Speakers of Parliament}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Obeysekera, Forester Augustus}}2. ^S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike- trail-blazing leader 3. ^Anil Obeysekera 4. ^SCHARFF - Family #1006 5. ^MY SCHOOL DAY IMPRESSIONS, By Frank Ondatjie 6. ^Wisden 1963, p. 1035. 10 : Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka|Alumni of Royal College, Colombo|Knights Bachelor|Ceylonese knights|Members of the 1st State Council of Ceylon|Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon|1880 births|1961 deaths|Deputy speakers and chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka|Sinhalese politicians |
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