Clement Johnston Black

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Clement Johnston Black (7 May 1888 - 18 December 1967) was a Chartered Accountant and a member of the 1st and 2nd State Councils of Ceylon.

Clement Johnston Black was born on 7 May 1888 in Midbothian, Scotland. [1] He was educated in Glasgow and travelled to Ceylon in 1913. He was employed as an Accountant at Walker, Sons & Company Limited and as a Company Director on a number of firms including, Colombo Stores Ltd, Ceylon Printers Ltd, Ceylon Theatres Ltd, Ceylon Hotels Ltd, and Nuwara Eliya Hotels Company Ltd. [2]

Black was appointed to the 1st State Council of Ceylon on 25 March 1935 and was re-appointed to the 2nd State Council in 1936, [3] where he served on the Executive Committee of Home Affairs. [2] [4]

He served as one of the first Company Directors of the Bank of Ceylon, from its initial establishment in 1939 until 1942, when he was replaced by E. P. A. Fernando. [5] [6]

Black married Mildred Beryl née Buckman, with whom he had four children; one son and three daughters. [1]

Black died on 18 December 1967 in Saint Saviour, Jersey. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Who's Who of Ceylon - 3rd Edition. 1920. p. 20.
  2. 1 2 Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. Colombo: The Ceylon Observer Press. 1946. pp. 43–44.
  3. ↑ Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 22.
  4. ↑ The Colonial Office List, Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Colonial Empire, List of Officers Serving in the Colonies, Etc - Issue 205. Colonial Office. 1947. p. 81.
  5. ↑ Wijesinghe, Mallory E. (1976). The economy of Sri Lanka, 1948-1975. Ranco. p. 88.
  6. ↑ Expanding horizons: Bank of Ceylon's first 50 years. Bank of Ceylon. 1989. p. 120. ISBN   9789559071006.
  7. ↑ "The Accountant's Magazine". 72. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. 1968: 97.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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