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{{Short description|Ceylonese legislator}}
{{Infobox
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]]
|name = Harris Leuke Ratwatte
|honorific-suffix =
| order = 15th
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|term_start =1961<!-- Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number -->
|term_end =1964<!-- Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number -->
|predecessor = Kuda Banda Nugawela
|successor = [[Heen Banda Udurawana]]
|image = Harris Leuke Ratwatte.jpg
|imagesize = 200px
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'''Wijewardena Seneviratne Panditha Abeykoon Bandaranayake Wahala Mudiyanselage Harris Leuke Ratwatte<!-- * Page 34 of Ferguson's Ceylon Directory 1947 / Reference: http://www.historyofceylontea.com/ceylon-publications/fergusons-directory/1949-fergusons-ceylon-directory/pdf/viewer.php -->''' (known as ''Harris Leuke Ratwatte'')
Born to Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte and Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy, his brothers were Sir [[Cuda Ratwatte]] Adigar former mayor of [[Kandy]] and [[Barnes Ratwatte]] Dissawa who was also a member of the State Council.
In 1933 he became the Basnayake Nilame of the Kataragama Devale of Kandy and the Maha Vishnu Devale of Kandy. He was elected to the State Council in 1936 from [[Kegalle]] and held the seat
Harris Leuke Ratwatte married Mallika Katugaha Kumarihamy, daughter of Katugaha Bandaranayake Herath Mudiyanse Punchi Bandara, acting [[Rate Mahatmaya]] of Yatikinda. Harris Ratwatte and his Kumarihamy had nine children: Ryan, Ivy, Dennis, Chintha, Preeni, [[Anuruddha Ratwatte|Anuruddha]], Ranji, Samudhra & Mangalika. His son [[Anuruddha Ratwatte|General Anuruddha Ratwatte]] was a Cabinet Minister. His grandson [[Lohan Ratwatte|Lohan]] is the Member of Parliament representing the Kandy District and another grandson, [[Mahendra Ratwatte|Mahendra]] was <!-- Reference in Sinhala: http://www.ada.lk/article/127027/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%82%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AB%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%9A%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%9A%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD --> a former [[
==See also==
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[[Category:Diyawadana Nilames]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan Buddhists]]
[[Category:Dissava]]
[[Category:United National Party politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon]]
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