Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I (; 26 July 1861 – 30 January 1947) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge and lawyer. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.

Born to Rev. Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike, he was educated at S. Thomas' College and the Colombo Academy. He went on to Trinity Hall, Cambridge gaining a MA and LLM from the University of Cambridge. He apprenticed to Henry Fielding Dickens, KC and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1887 and took oaths as an Advocate in Ceylon in 1888.

Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I

He started his practice as an Advocate, before joining the judicial service as Police Magistrate and Commissioner of Requests in Gampola. From 1893 to 1897 he served as Crown Counsel. He became the acting District Judge of Colombo in 1897, Additional District Judge in 1898 and District Judge in 1906. In 1902 he was among the Ceylonese representatives invited to attend the London Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. He was a member of the Royal Colonial Institute.

Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I

Dias Bandaranaike married Annie Lucy "Florence" D' Alwis, third daughter of James De Alwis, with whom he had three children who survived to adulthood. These were Dr Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranaike II, Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike who married William Ilangakoon the first Sinhalese Attorney General of Ceylon and Samuel James Felix Dias Bandaranaike who served as an agriculture officer.

Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I

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The SCHARFF - Family #1006

1861 births

1947 deaths

Sri Lankan lawyers

Alumni of Royal College, Colombo

Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia

Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon

District Courts of Sri Lanka judges

Sinhalese people

Sri Lankan judges

Felix Reginald

British Ceylon judges

Ceylonese advocates