William Alfred Goone-Tilleke, who lived from 1860 to 1918, was a Ceylonese-Siamese lawyer, entrepreneur and aristocrat. He founded the law firm Tilleke & Gibbins, sat on the Privy Council of Thailand, and served as second Attorney General of Siam from 1912 to 1917, helping shape the modern Siamese legal system; in Siam he was also known by the title Phraya Attakarnprasiddhi.
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RoleLawyer, entrepreneur and aristocrat 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Role
Role (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sri Lanka, nationality there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia: William Alfred Tilleke
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also known as Phraya Attakarnprasiddhi
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lawyer, entrepreneur and aristocrat
Lead, sentence 1, clause 'Ceylonese-Siamese'
Ceylonese-Siamese lawyer
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Goone-Tilleke (1860
View the Source2. Wikidata: William Alfred Tilleke
Wikidata Q16059370, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1917
Wikidata Q16059370, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Kandy
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