Francis de Zoysa
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Francis de Zoysa, KC was a Ceylonese lawyer and statesmen. He was an Advocate and one of the first state counsels
and was the President of the Ceylon National Congress.
Married to Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, he had six sons including Stanly de Zoysa was a former Cabinet Minister of Finance and a Member of Parliament; DIG Sydney de Zoysa
and the lawyer A. C. "Bunty" de Zoysa.
Sir
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Francis de Zoysa, KC was a Ceylonese lawyer and statesmen. He was an Advocate and one of the first state counsels
State Counsel (Sri Lanka)
A State Counsel is the public prosecutor in the legal system of Sri Lanka.State Counsels represent the state in criminal proceedings. They are not elected, instead are public servants as Law Officers of the Attorney General's Department. To become a State Counsel, one must be a qualified Attorney...
and was the President of the Ceylon National Congress.
Married to Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, he had six sons including Stanly de Zoysa was a former Cabinet Minister of Finance and a Member of Parliament; DIG Sydney de Zoysa
Sydney de Zoysa
Sydney de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan senior police officer. A former Deputy Inspector General of Police of Range II and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security, he was one of co-conspirators of the attempted military coup of 1962.Born to Sir Francis de Zoysa, KC an Advocate and...
and the lawyer A. C. "Bunty" de Zoysa.