Somasundaram Nadesan
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Somasundaram Nadesan, QC
(1904 - December 21, 1986) was a prominent Sri Lanka
n lawyer and Senator.
Appointed to the Senate of Ceylon
at its conception in 1947 he was the only person to be in it from its conception until its abolition in 1972.
Born in Jaffna
, he educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
and thereafter at the University College Colombo and was called to bar in 1932. Jayewardene quickly gained a reputation as a trail lawyer thus becoming the youngest person to be named to the prestigious position of Queen's Counsel
in 1954. His career in law spanned over 55 years and appointed a Queen's Counsel
in 1954 and in 1969 he was elected President of the Bar Council. He was a founding member of the Civil Rights Movement in Sri Lanka.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1904 - December 21, 1986) was a prominent Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n lawyer and Senator.
Appointed to the Senate of Ceylon
Senate of Ceylon
The Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed/indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council building in Colombo Fort and met for the first time...
at its conception in 1947 he was the only person to be in it from its conception until its abolition in 1972.
Born in Jaffna
Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
, he educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
and thereafter at the University College Colombo and was called to bar in 1932. Jayewardene quickly gained a reputation as a trail lawyer thus becoming the youngest person to be named to the prestigious position of Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1954. His career in law spanned over 55 years and appointed a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1954 and in 1969 he was elected President of the Bar Council. He was a founding member of the Civil Rights Movement in Sri Lanka.