Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Henry Lawson De Mel (21 January 1877 – 8 May 1936) was a Ceylonese industrialist and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and founder of the H.L. De Mel & Co.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo his son was the Right Reverend Lakdasa De Mel, the Bishop of Kurunegala, and his brother-in-law was Sir James Peiris. He died of injuries sustained after being shot while trying to resolve a dispute between two workers on one of his vast coconut plantations.. }
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- Henry_De_Mel abstract "Sir Henry Lawson De Mel (21 January 1877 – 8 May 1936) was a Ceylonese industrialist and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and founder of the H.L. De Mel & Co.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo his son was the Right Reverend Lakdasa De Mel, the Bishop of Kurunegala, and his brother-in-law was Sir James Peiris. He died of injuries sustained after being shot while trying to resolve a dispute between two workers on one of his vast coconut plantations.".
- Henry_De_Mel comment "Sir Henry Lawson De Mel (21 January 1877 – 8 May 1936) was a Ceylonese industrialist and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and founder of the H.L. De Mel & Co.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo his son was the Right Reverend Lakdasa De Mel, the Bishop of Kurunegala, and his brother-in-law was Sir James Peiris. He died of injuries sustained after being shot while trying to resolve a dispute between two workers on one of his vast coconut plantations.".