Leo Fernando

Hon. Sir Leo Fernando CBE

Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Buttala
In office 1947–1954
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	Gladwin Kotelawala

Personal details
Born	Warusahennedige Leo Fernando (1895-11-18)18 November 1895 Pandura, Sri Lanka
Died	30 November 1954(1954-11-30) (aged 59)
Political party	United National Party
Spouse	Lady Irene Fernando
Relations	Ronnie de Mel (son-in-law)
Children	Mallika de Mel
Occupation	Businessman

Sir Leo Fernando, CBE (18 November 1895 – 30 November 1954) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. He was a member of parliament for the Buttala Electoral District.

Business career

Warusahennedige Leo Fernando was born on 18 November 1895 in Panadura. He developed a considerable ownership in the transport sector, having established the Panadura Bus Company and owning transport lorries. He also owned many Tea and Rubber plantations in Ceylon, the Gikiyanakande and Meddegedara estates among them. The Gikiyanakande estate was owned previously by Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Lord Elphinstone. The signing of the deeds at the time of purchase by Fernando were done at Buckingham Palace in 1950. He also owned significant shareholdings in Associated Motorways (AMW), Central Hospitals and the Southwestern Bus Company. The Panadura Bus Company was later nationalised in 1958 to form the Ceylon Transport Board.^[1]^[2] At the time of his death in 1954, he owned more than 10,000 acres of tea and rubber plantations, and his Panadura Motor Transit (PMT) owned more than 350 buses, 200 lorries; apart from his significant investments in several top companies in Ceylon. He donated the college hall of Sri Sumangala College in his home town of Panadura.^[3]

Political career

Fernando was elected to the Parliament of Ceylon at the 1st parliamentary election in 1947 representing the Buttala electorate, securing over 77% of the vote.^[4] He retained the seat at the subsequent parliamentary elections in 1952, with a healthy 70% of the vote^[5] and remained in parliament until his death in 1954.

Family

He and wife, Lady Irene Fernando, had three daughters and a son. They are Kusumalatha, Mallika, Ranjith and Kanthi. His daughter, Mallika de Mel was the member of parliament for Matara (2001–2003), she had married Ronnie de Mel, a civil servant, who became the member of parliament for Devinuwara (1969–1988), Matara (1994–2000), National List member (2001–2004) and Minister of Finance (1977–1988).^[6]

Car collection

Fernando owned a custom built Ford Lincoln Cosmopolitan on which his name was engraved on all the accessories of the car, including the seats.^{[citation needed]} He also owned cars built by Rolls-Royce.^{[citation needed]}

Honors

He was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1951 Birthday Honours and Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1953 New Year Honours. He was appointed Knights Bachelor in the 1955 New Year Honours, with the appointment being confirmed by the Queen the day before his death on 29 November 1954. The day before his death he was appointed Knights Bachelor on 29 November 1954 in the 1955 New Year Honours.^[7]

References

^ "When bus services were nationalised". Sunday Times. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ Ladduwahetty, Ravi (28 November 2011). "I prepared my own budgets, budget speeches". The Island. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ Wijenayake, Walter (3 March 2010). "Sri Sumangala College, Panadura, 101 years old". The Island. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Cooray, Methsiri. "Mallika Lakshmi De Mel". The Island. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ The London Gazette OF FRIDAY, 3ist DECEMBER, 1954

v t e ← // Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon (1947 (1947)–1952) →
Speaker: Alexander Francis Molamure/Albert Peries Prime Minister: D. S. Senanayake/Dudley Senanayake Leader of the Opposition: N. M. Perera
Central Province (15)	M. D. Banda George E. de Silva T. B. Ilangaratne, Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne Senerat Gunewardene R. S. Pelpola Karuppiah Kumaravelu G. R. Motha Abdul Aziz V. T. Nanayakkara E. A. Nugawela T. B. Panabokke H. R. U. Premachandra K. Rajalingam H. B. Rambukwella Abeyratne Ratnayaka H. B. Tenne Savumiamoorthy Thondaman C. V. Velupillai
Eastern Province (7)	A. R. A. M. Abubucker S. U. Ethirmanasingham M. M. Ebrahim M. S. Kariapper Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe V. Nalliah S. Sivapalan
Northern Province (9)	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam K. Kanagaratnam V. Kumaraswamy G. G. Ponnambalam T. Ramalingam C. Sittampalam C. Suntharalingam Alfred Thambiayah C. Vanniasingam
North Central Province (5)	P. L. Bauddhasara P. B. Bulankulame S. H. Mahadiulwewa T. B. Poholiyadde Maithripala Senanayake
North Western Province (10)	Ivan Dassanayake J. J. Fernando Kavisena Herath I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail John Kotelawala Albert Peries Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Herbert Sri Nissanka Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
Sabaragamuwa Province (10)	C. E. Attygalle D. F. Hettiarachchi N. H. Keerthiratne E. W. Mathew Alexander Francis Molamure Jayaweera Kuruppu N. M. Perera Reginald Perera Harris Leuke Ratwatte Dudley Senanayake Florence Senanayake
Southern Province (12)	H. D. Abeygoonewardane Simon Abeywickrema H. W. Amarasuriya Wijeyananda Dahanayake William de Silva Arthur de Zoysa Walwin de Silva) D. S. Goonesekera Montague Jayawickrama P. Kumarasiri D. A. Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa V. G. W. Ratnayake W. Wickremasinghe
Uva Province (7)	Leo Fernando J. C. T. Kotelawala K. V. Nadarajah D. Ramanujam J. A. Rambukpota S. M. Subbaiah K. D. Sugathadasa
Western Province (20)	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Somaweera Chandrasiri R. A. de Mel T. F. Jayewardene Colvin R. de Silva George R. de Silva A. Ekanayake Gunasinha Cholomondeley Goonewardene Philip Gunawardena Kusumasiri Gunawardena Robert Gunawardena T. B. Jayah M. C. M. Kaleel A. P. Jayasuriya D. P. Jayasuriya J. R. Jayewardene D. D. Karunaratne P. P. Jayawardena Pieter Keuneman Wilmot A. Perera Henry Peiris D. S. Senanayake S. A. Silva H. de Z. Siriwardena
Appointed (6)	E. F. N. Gratiaen Rosslyn Koch F. H. Griffith R. Singleton-Salmon J. A. Martenze J. W. Oldfield S. A. Pakeman G. R. Whitby

v t e ← Members of the 2nd Parliament of Ceylon (1952 (1952)–1956) →
Speaker: Albert Peries Prime Minister: Dudley Senanayake/John Kotelawala Leader of the Opposition: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Central Province (15)	Bernard Aluwihare M. D. Banda H. E. P. de Mel M. W. R. de Silva Robert Edward Jayatilaka C. A. S. Marikkar E. A. Nugawela T. B. Panabokke H. B. Rambukwella Abeyratne Ratnayaka E. L. Senanayake Fredrick de Silva P. H. C. Silva P. P. Sumanatilaka H. B. Tenne Ukku Banda Unamboowe
Eastern Province (7)	M. M. Ebrahim R. B. Kadramer A. M. Merza M. E. H. Mohamed Ali V. Nalliah N. R. Rajavarothiam S. M. Rasamanickam
Northern Province (9)	V. Kumaraswamy S. Natesan G. G. Ponnambalam T. Ramalingam C. Sittampalam C. Suntharalingam Alfred Thambiayah C. Vanniasingam V. Veerasingam
North Central Province (5)	P. B. Bulankulame C. P. de Silva S. H. Mahadiulwewa T. B. Poholiyadde Maithripala Senanayake
North Western Province (10)	Shirley Corea Ivan Dassanayake Kavisena Herath I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail John Kotelawala Albert Peries Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Tikiri Banda Subasinghe Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
Sabaragamuwa Province (10)	C. E. Attygalle C. R. Beligammana N. H. Keerthiratne A. E. B. Kiriella E. W. Mathew Alexander Francis Molamure N. M. Perera Edmund Samarakkody Dudley Senanayake Harold Weragama
Southern Province (12)	Henry Abeywickrema Wijeyananda Dahanayake Neal de Alwis William de Silva Ian de Zoysa C. A. Dharmapala Charles Edirisuriya Montague Jayawickrama D. A. Rajapaksa V. G. W. Ratnayake Mahanama Samaraweera Doreen Young Wickremasinghe
Uva Province (7)	M. B. Bambarapane Leo Fernando Gladwin Kotelawala J. C. T. Kotelawala S. A. Peeris J. A. Rambukpota E. B. Dimbulane Wilfred A. Ratwatte K. D. Sugathadasa
Western Province (20)	A. N. D. A. Abeysinghe John Amaratunga S. D. Bandaranayake S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Somaweera Chandrasiri P. Andrew Cooray Razik Fareed Kusumasiri Gunawardena Robert Gunawardena S. de Silva Jayasinghe D. P. Jayasuriya M. D. H. Jayawardena T. F. Jayewardene J. R. Jayewardene M. C. M. Kaleel C. W. W. Kannangara D. C. W. Kannangara Pieter Keuneman Cyril E. S. Perera Wilmot A. Perera
Appointed (6)	R. P. Gaddum Rosslyn Koch J. R. Murray V. R. S. Schokman Robert Singleton-Salmon A. C. Tutein-Nolthenius S. P. Vythilingam

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