Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene

Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene
Jayewardene, c. 1920s
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
Personal details
Born(1874-06-11)11 June 1874
Kalutara, Ceylon
Died23 November 1932(1932-11-23) (aged 58)
Colombo, Ceylon
NationalityCeylonese (Sri Lankan)
Alma materColombo Academy

Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC (Sinhala:යුජින් විල්ෆ්‍රඩ් ජයවර්ධන; 11 June 1874 – 23 November 1932) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge, lawyer and politician. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and is the father of J. R. Jayewardene the first executive President of Sri Lanka.


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