Alice Elisabeth Kotelawala

Alice Elisabeth Kotelawala (née Attygalle), CBE was a Ceylonese businesswoman and philanthropist.

Her youngest sister, Ellen, married F. R. Senanayake, a barrister and member of the Colombo Municipal Council.

He initiated the Sri Lankan independence movement with his brother D. S. Senanayake, who became the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.

[1] She married John Kotelawala Snr, a police inspector against the wishes of her family.

[2] Kotelawala had converted to Christianity and became heavily involved in social service.