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Sir Alexander Francis Molamure, KBE (1888-1950) (commonly known as '' Sir Francis Molamure '' or '' A. F. Molamure '') was a Ceylonese politician. He became the first speaker of both the State Council of Ceylon and Parliament of Ceylon. He was a controversial figure due to his resignation from the State Council and for organizing the Panamure Elephant Kraal in 1950. ==Early life== Born in Ratanpura, he was educated at S. Thomas' College, and played for his school cricket team. ==Political career== Molamure was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon from the Kegalle District in 1924. We was a member of the committee on higher education that was appointed by the Governor which recommend the formation of the University of Ceylon. 〔(64th death anniversary of A. F. Molamure The Controversial Sir Francis: Speaker who collapsed while Presiding )〕 In 1927, he chaired the 9th AGM of the All Ceylon Buddhist Association Congress. In 1931, he was reelected to the First State Council from the Dedigama electorate. The State Council was ceremonially opened on 10 July 1931, and Molamure was elected as the speaker three days earlier on 7 July having defeated Sir Stewart Schneider by 35 to 18 votes. However, he lost the post and seat 10 December 1934 after an absence of three months without leave following conviction in the misappropriation of funds while functioning as a trustee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Speakers )〕 After brief absence from politics he was elected to the State Council in 1943 from Balangoda in by-election. He was a prominent member of the Ceylon National Congress. In 1947, he was reelected from Balangoda as a Member of the newly formed Parliament of Ceylon. At the first seating of parliament of the newly independent Ceylon, Molamure's name was proposed as speaker by C. Sittampalam and S. U. Edirimanasingham when the opposition proposed Herbert Sri Nissanka. In the following vote Molamure gained 58 and Sri Nissanka gained 41. 〔 Thereby Molamure became the first speaker of parliament. He held the post of speaker until his death in 1950 before his term of office ended. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by George VI in 1949 and was known as Sir Francis Molamure.〔(The Gazette )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Francis Molamure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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