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William Alfred Goone-Tilleke, Phya Arthakam (1860 - 1917) was a Thai lawyer, entrepreneur and noblemen of Ceylonese origin. He was the second Attorney General of Siam, a privy councilor and founder of the law firm Tilleke & Gibbins.〔(The Straits Times, 16 January 1932, Page 12 )〕 Born to M. Goonetilleke, Head Mudaliyar; he was educated at St Thomas' College and at University of Calcutta. Having been called to the bar in Ceylon, he started a practice in Kandy and was also elected to the Kandy Municipal Council in 1885. He thereafter served as a Magistrate of the Municipal Court. In 1890, Tilleke came to Siam and started a new practice. In 1894, Tilleke gained recognition when he successfully defended Phra Yot Muang Kwang, a Thai provincial governor, who had been accused of murdering a French military officer.〔''Subject Siam: Family, Law, and Colonial Modernity in Thailand'' by Tamara Lynn Loos, published by Cornell University Press (2006), 60.〕〔The Peoples and Politics of the Far East, by Henry Norman (2001), 481.〕 In the face of colonial pressure by the French and before a French Court conducted in Thailand, Tilleke exonerated Phra Yot through affirmative evidence and all seven judges presiding returned a "Not Guilty" verdict.〔The Peoples and Politics of the Far East, by Henry Norman (2001), 481.〕 In 1902, he formed the firm Tilleke & Gibbins in partnership with Ralph Gibbins, an Englishman who became a legal adviser in the Siamese Ministry of Justice, before serving as a judge of the International Court in 1916. With G. W. Ward, he started the Siam Observer, the first English daily newspaper.〔(TWENTIETH CENTURY IMPRESSIONS OF SIAM )〕 For his services, Tilleke was bestowed a peerage and the title ''Maha Ammart Tho Phraya Attakarn Prasiddhi'' by the Siamese King.〔(THAILAND LAW DIGEST REVISER )〕 His brothers where A. F. G. Tilleke, Phya Singhol assistant Harbour Master of Siam and Dr. R. E. G. Tilleke, Phya Viraj Veiakich, King's physicians, and head of the Vajira Hospital, Samsen. His nephew R. F. G. Tilleke was the Editor of the Bangkok Times. ==References== 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「William Alfred Tilleke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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