Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I
| The Honourable Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
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| Nationality | Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) |
| Alma mater | Colombo Academy, S. Thomas' College, Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I (Sinhala:ෆෙලික්ස් රෙජිනල්ඩ් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (26 July 1861 - 30 January 1947) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge and lawyer. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.
Born to Rev. Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike, he was educated at the Colombo Academy and S. Thomas' College. He gained MA and LLM from the University of Cambridge.[1]
He started his practice as an Advocate, before joining the judicial service. He became the district judge of Colombo in 1897.
In 1902 he was among the Ceylonese representatives invited to attend the London Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.[2]
Dias Bandaranaike married Annie Lucy "Florence" D' Alwis, third daughter of James de Alwis, with whom he had two children. These were Dr Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranaike II and Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike who married William Ilangakoon the first Sinhalese Attorney General of Ceylon.
