R. S. F. de Mel

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R. F. S. de Mel was a Ceylonese politician. The son of Sir Henry De Mel and Lady Elsie De Mel (nee Jayawickrema), he was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council and served as the Mayor of Colombo in 1945 and from 1947 to 1949.[1][2][3] He was elected a member of the Senate of Ceylon in 1947.[4] His brother was the Right Reverend Lakdasa De Mel, the first Bishop of Kurunegala and his cousin R. A. de Mel was also a Mayor of Colombo.

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  1. ^ Century of caring for Colombo, Kumaradasa Wagista (Sunday Times) Retrieved 12 December 2015
  2. ^ Allister MacMillan, ed. (1928). Seaports of India and Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. pp. 439–40. ISBN 978-8120619951.
  3. ^ "Once Upon A Time" - Colombo And Nostalgic Memories
  4. ^ Hon. Jt Secretaries' Report presented at the formal opening of MICH Building at Fort on May 30, 1965