Mervyn Fonseka

J. M. Fonseka
15th Solicitor General of Ceylon
In office
1943–1945
Preceded byM. W. H. de Silva
Succeeded byHema Henry Basnayake
Personal details
Born1897
Died1946

Mervyn Fonseka, OBE, KC (1897–1946) was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the 15th Solicitor General of Ceylon.

Educated at the Royal College, Colombo and at the Colombo Law College. He taught briefly at Royal College before he joined the legal service as a Crown Counsel in 1928, later serving as an assistant to the Attorney General. Taking up appointment as Assistant Legal Draftsman, he was later promoted to the post of Legal Draftsman[1] and served as acting Legal Secretary on several occasions. He was appointed Solicitor General in 1943, succeeding M. W. H. de Silva.[2] Foneska took silks as a King's Counsel that year and held the office until 1945. During his tenure, he served as the acting Attorney-General.

References

  1. ^ "History of the Legal Draftsman's Department". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ "History". Attorney General's Department. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor General of Ceylon
1943–1945 		Succeeded by