Sir Joseph Aloysius Donatus Victoria, CBE was a British politician. He was one of the first elected members of the Senate of Ceylon.[1]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1945 Birthday Honours while serving as a Contractor in British India,[2] a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 1948,[3] and knighted in the 1950 Birthday Honours.[4]

References

  1. The Senate Days of Ceylon
  2. "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2956.
  3. "No. 38314". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1948. p. 3404.
  4. "No. 38932". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. p. 2817.


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