James Richard Weinman | |
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Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1854 Peradeniya, Ceylon |
Died | 19 October 1934 | (aged 79–80)
Nationality | Ceylonese ( Sri Lankan) |
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]
James Richard Weinman | |
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Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1854 Peradeniya, Ceylon |
Died | 19 October 1934 | (aged 79–80)
Nationality | Ceylonese ( Sri Lankan) |
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]