J. R. Weinman
James Richard Weinman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1854 |
| Died | 19 October 1934 (aged 79–80) |
| Spouse | Alice Maude Johnson (m.1883) |
| Relations | John Weinman (father) Julia née de Wolf (mother) |
| Children | James Coleo, John Johnson, Leonard Owen |
| Alma mater | Colombo Academy |
James Richard Weinman (c. 1854 – 19 October 1934) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) lawyer, judge and legislator. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and had served as District Judge of Colombo.[1]
Weinman was born in about 1854 in Peradeniya, the eldest son of John George Weinman and Julia Elizabeth née de Wolf.[2] He was educated at the Colombo Academy and read law under Charles Ferdinands (the first Solicitor General of Ceylon) and James de Alwis. He served as an Advocate,[3] before taking positions as Commissioner of Court of Requests, Police Magistrate, additional District Judge and then District Judge of Colombo.[4][5]
Bibliography
- Weinman, James Richard (1947). Our Legislature: Interesting and Racy Reminiscences of Persons and Incidents connected with the old Legislative Council. Colombo, Ceylon: Associated Newspapers of Ceylon.
References
- ^ Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union
- ^ Blaze, B. R. (1983). "Journal of the Dutch Burger Union of Ceylon". Genealogy of the Family Weinman. 61. Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon: 134.
- ^ The Times of Ceylon Green Book. Times of Ceylon Company. 1921. p. 104.
- ^ Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Service. p. 561. ISBN 9788120613355.
- ^ Ranjit, A.; Amerasinghe, B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: The First 185 Years. Sarvodaya Book Publishing Services. p. 330. ISBN 9789555990004.