Godfrey Edward Madawala

Godfrey Edward Madawala (23 June 1878 – September 1932) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician.

His father was Madawala Basnayaka Nilame, who was a notary and landowner; his mother was Ranmenike from Walgama.

Having established his legal practice in Kurunegala, he served as a crown proctor and a unofficial magistrate.

He was large landowner, owning the Mahakeliya coconut estate, and hundreds of acres of paddyland in the Kurunegala District.

[1][2][3] He married Frances Alexandra Elsie, second daughter of C. E. Tennakoon, Rate Mahaththaya of Wanni Hath Paththu.