H. W. Thambiah
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Deshamanya Justice Dr H. W. Thambiah QC |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
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In office 1960–1972 |
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| Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada | |
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In office September 1975 – December 1977 |
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| Born |
28 May 1906 Jaffna, Ceylon |
| Died | 1997 |
| Alma mater |
St. John's College, Jaffna Jaffna Central College University College, Colombo Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Deshamanya Justice Henry Wijeyakone Thambiah (also spelt Tambiah) (1906–1997) was a Ceylonese academic, diplomat, lawyer and judge, born in Sri Lanka during British colonial rule. He was a Commissioner of Assize, High Commissioner and judge of the Supreme Courts of Ceylon and Sierra Leone.
Thambiah was born on 28 May 1906 in Jaffna in northern province of Ceylon. He was the son of David Thambiah, a surveyor, and Thangamma, daughter of Dr William Thillayampalam Paul and sister of Dr S. C. Paul. Both his parents died when he was child. Thambiah was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna and Jaffna Central College from where he passed the London matriculation in the first division. His ambition was to be an engineer. After school he entered University College, Colombo and graduated in 1928 with a BSc (Hons) degree in maths and physics. He taught physics for a year before becoming interest in the legal profession. He joined Ceylon Law College in 1930 and qualified as an attorney-at-law in 1933, winning a prize for coming first in the examinations. He received a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of London in 1934, coming first amongst overseas students.
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