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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Royal_College_Colombo
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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Knighthood
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1856
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Arthur_Peiris
gptkb:Edith_Peiris
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1930
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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gptkb:Sinhalese
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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Sir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir James Peiris
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Ceylonese_independence_movement
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:Ceylon_National_Congress
gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Ceylon
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Advocacy for constitutional reforms in Ceylon
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
politician
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Colombo,_Ceylon
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Colombo,_Ceylon
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:Deputy_Speaker_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Ceylon
President of the Ceylon National Congress
Acting Speaker of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Anglican
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lady_Hilda_Peiris
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:colonial_Ceylon
gptkb:Ceylon_National_Congress
gptkb:Colombo_Academy
gptkb:Borella_Cemetery
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