J. R. Weinman

James Richard Weinman was a Ceylonese lawyer, judge and legislator. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and had served as District Judge of Colombo.
Weinman was born in about 1854 in Peradeniya, the eldest son of John George Weinman and Julia Elizabeth née de Wolf. He was educated at the Colombo Academy and read law under Charles Ferdinands and James de Alwis. He served as an Advocate, before taking positions as Commissioner of Court of Requests, Police Magistrate, additional District Judge and then District Judge of Colombo.