Lady Evelyn Johanna Publina de Soysa OBE (née Fernando) (23 April 1893 – 28 July 1973) was the third female member of the Senate of Ceylon. Evelyn Johanna Publina Fernando was born 23 April 1893 in Moratuwa, the daughter of Juan Fernando. She was...
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava). Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was...
Charles Harold Wilfred de Soysa MA (1907-1971) was the first Ceylonese Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Born to Sir Wilfred and Lady Evelyn de Soysa, he was educated at Royal College, Colombo and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford, obtaining...
Sir Lambert Wilfred Alexander de Soysa, also known as Sir Wilfred de Soysa (20 Feb 1884 - 3 May 1968), was a Ceylonese entrepreneur, landed proprietor and philanthropist. He was the seventh son of Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and Lady Catherine de...
Gahmini Ryle Johannes de Soysa (21 June 1917 – 13 January 2002) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer and entrepreneur. The son of Wilfred and Evelyn de Soysa, he was born at Colombo in June 1917. He was educated in Colombo at Royal College,...
Soysa or de Soysa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. J. R. de Soysa, Ceylonese landed proprietor and politician Bennet Soysa, Ceylonese politician and philanthropist Bernard Soysa, Sri Lankan politician Chamara de Soysa, Sri...
Princess of Wales' College is a girls' school in Sri Lanka, situated in Moratuwa, a suburb of Colombo. Princess of Wales' College was founded in 1876 by Sir Charles Henry de Soysa who was a famous 19th-century Sri Lankan philanthropist. The school...
Laurel Casinader (née Tambimuttu; 1903–1986) was a Sri Lankan educationalist and philanthropist. She is considered the first female university graduate in Sri Lanka.
The Parliament of Sri Lanka and its predecessors (the National State Assembly, the Parliament of Ceylon and the State Council of Ceylon) have included women Members of Parliament or other applicable representatives continuously since 1931. Adeline...
This is a list of senators who were members of the Senate of Ceylon.