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	\|birth_name = Maurice Salvador Pinto		\|birth_name = Maurice Salvador Pinto
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	\|education = [[St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli\|St. Joseph’s College]], [[Tiruchirappalli\|Trichinopoly]]; [[Presidency College, Chennai\|Presidency College, Madras]]		\|education = [[St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli\|St. Joseph’s College]], [[Tiruchirappalli\|Trichinopoly]]; [[Presidency College, Chennai\|Presidency College, Madras]]
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	\|known_for = [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka\|Postmaster General of Ceylon]]		\|known_for = [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka\|Postmaster General of Ceylon]]
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	\|term = ~~1923 - 1928~~		\|term = 1923–1928
	\|predecessor = Francis Jagoe Smith		\|predecessor = Francis Jagoe Smith
	\|successor = H. A. Burden		\|successor = H. A. Burden
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	~~'''Maurice Salvador Sreshta''' (22 September 1872 - 6 July 1952) served as the [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka\|Postmaster General of Ceylon]] from 1923 to 1928.~~

	Maurice Salvador Sreshta ~~was born on~~ 22 ~~September 1872 in [[Coimbatore]], [[British India\|India]],<ref name=Bio>~~{{~~cite book\|title=Biographical Register of Christ's College: 1505 - 1905\|author=Peile, John\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|date=1913\|page=790~~}}</ref> the third son and fourth of seven children to [[Dewan Bahadur]] Alexio Pinto (a government civil servant) and Martha Maria née Vas. He was educated at [[St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli\|St. Joseph’s College]], [[Tiruchirappalli\|Trichinopoly]], and then at [[Presidency College, Chennai\|Presidency College, Madras]], before travelling to England where he successfully competed for the [[Colonial Service\|Colonial Civil Service]] in October 1896.<ref>{{~~cite news\|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26784/page/5542/data.pdf\|title=Civil Service Commission\|newspaper=[[The London Gazette]]\|date=9 October 1896\|page=5542~~}}</ref> He studied law at the [[Middle Temple]] and was [[call to the bar\|called to the bar]] in 26 January 1897. He took a position in [[British Ceylon\|Ceylon]], arriving 24 February 1897.<ref name="Who's Who of Ceylon">{{~~cite book\|title=Who's Who of Ceylon\|publisher=\|date=1929\|page=197\|edition=3rd~~}}~~</ref> He studied law at~~ the [[~~Middle Temple]] and was [[call to the bar\|called to the bar]] in 26 January 1897. He took a position in [[British Ceylon\|Ceylon]], arriving 24 February 1897.<ref name="Who's Who~~ of ~~Ceylon"/> He legally changed his last name from Pinto to Sreshta (Sreshta being Nepalese for "the best"). Sreshta held numerous positions including Assistant to the [[Government Agent (~~Sri Lanka)\|Government Agent]], [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka\|Eastern Province]] (1898); Additional Police Magistrate, [[Tangalle]] (1900); Police Magistrate, Panadure (1900) Police Magistrate, Advisewella (1901); Police Magistrate, [[Galle]] (1905); Commissioner of ~~Requests, Colombo (1907); District Judge, [[Jaffna~~]] ~~(1911); District Judge, [[Negombo]] (1917); District Judge, Kurunegala (1920); and Registrar General~~.~~<ref name=Bio/><ref>{{cite book\|title=Ceylon, Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources\|publisher=Plate Limited\|place=Colombo, Sri Lanka \|pages=106–107}}</ref>~~		'''Maurice Salvador Sreshta''' (22{{nbsp}}September 1872{{snd}}6{{nbsp}}July 1952) served as the [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka\|Postmaster General of Ceylon]] from 1923 to 1928.

	~~In February 1923,~~ Sreshta ~~reached the culmination of his career when he~~ was ~~appointed as Postmaster General~~ of ~~Ceylon~~, the ~~first non-European~~ to ~~attain this position. During his tenure he re-organised the postal system, established the first rural telephone exchange,~~ and ~~motorised the mail services thereby expediting the conveyance of mail all over the country~~. ~~In 1928 following his retirement, he returned to~~ [[~~Mangalore~~]], ~~where in 1929 he was elected Vice-Chairman of the~~ [[~~Mangalore City Corporation~~\|~~Mangalore Municipality~~]] and then ~~in February 1932 as a member of the~~ [[~~Tamil Nadu Legislative Council~~\|Madras ~~Legislative Council~~]], ~~as the Indian Christian nominee, representing~~ the [[~~Justice Party (India)~~\|~~Justice Party~~]]. He ~~lost his seat~~ at the ~~subsequent election in~~ January ~~1937~~. ~~Sreshta was an active member of various Catholic bodies and for~~ a ~~number of years served as the editor of the community magazine~~, ~~''Mangalore''~~.<ref>{{cite book\|title=~~The~~ Who's Who in ~~Madras: A Pictorial~~ Who's Who of ~~Distinguished Personages~~, ~~Princes~~, ~~Zemindars~~ and ~~Noblemen in the Madras Presidency~~\|publisher=~~Pearl Press~~\|~~date~~=~~1938~~\|~~page~~=~~219~~}}</ref>		Maurice Salvador Sreshta was born on 22 September 1872 in [[Coimbatore]], [[British India\|India]],<ref name=Bio>{{cite book\|title=Biographical Register of Christ's College: 1505–1905\|author=Peile, John\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|date=1913\|page=790}}</ref> the third son and fourth of seven children to [[Dewan Bahadur]] Alexio Pinto (a government civil servant) and Martha Maria née Vas. He was educated at [[St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli\|St. Joseph's College]], [[Tiruchirappalli\|Trichinopoly]], and then at [[Presidency College, Chennai\|Presidency College, Madras]], before travelling to England where he successfully competed for the [[Colonial Service\|Colonial Civil Service]] in October 1896.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26784/page/5542/data.pdf\|title=Civil Service Commission\|newspaper=[[The London Gazette]]\|date=9 October 1896\|page=5542}}</ref> He studied law at the [[Middle Temple]] and was [[call to the bar\|called to the bar]] on 26 January 1897. He took a position in [[British Ceylon\|Ceylon]], arriving 24 February 1897.<ref name="Who's Who of Ceylon">{{cite book\|title=Who's Who of Ceylon\|publisher=\|date=1929\|page=197\|edition=3rd}}</ref> He studied law at the [[Middle Temple]] and was [[call to the bar\|called to the bar]] on 26 January 1897. He took a position in [[British Ceylon\|Ceylon]], arriving 24 February 1897.<ref name="Who's Who of Ceylon"/> He legally changed his last name from Pinto to Sreshta (Sreshta being Nepalese for "the best"). Sreshta held numerous positions including Assistant to the [[Government Agent (Sri Lanka)\|Government Agent]], [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka\|Eastern Province]] (1898); Additional Police Magistrate, [[Tangalle]] (1900); Police Magistrate, Panadure (1900) Police Magistrate, Advisewella (1901); Police Magistrate, [[Galle]] (1905); Commissioner of Requests, Colombo (1907); District Judge, [[Jaffna]] (1911); District Judge, [[Negombo]] (1917); District Judge, Kurunegala (1920); and Registrar General.<ref name=Bio/><ref>{{cite book\|title=Ceylon, Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources\|publisher=Plate Limited\|place=Colombo, Sri Lanka \|pages=106–107}}</ref>

	Shreshta married Lucy Saldanha (~~1892-1960~~), the daughter of Sylvester S. S. Saldanha and Christine née Mascarenhas. They had seven children. He died on 6 July 1952, at age 79, in Madras.		In February 1923, Sreshta reached the culmination of his career when he was appointed as Postmaster General of Ceylon, the first non-European to attain this position. During his tenure he re-organised the postal system, established the first rural telephone exchange, and motorised the mail services thereby expediting the conveyance of mail all over the country. In 1928 following his retirement, he returned to [[Mangalore]], where in 1929 he was elected vice-chairman of the [[Mangalore City Corporation\|Mangalore Municipality]] and then in February 1932 as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council\|Madras Legislative Council]], as the Indian Christian nominee, representing the [[Justice Party (India)\|Justice Party]]. He lost his seat at the subsequent election in January 1937. Sreshta was an active member of various Catholic bodies and for a number of years served as the editor of the community magazine, ''Mangalore''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Who's Who in Madras: A Pictorial Who's Who of Distinguished Personages, Princes, Zemindars and Noblemen in the Madras Presidency\|publisher=Pearl Press\|date=1938\|page=219}}</ref>

			Shreshta married Lucy Saldanha (1892–1960), the daughter of Sylvester S. S. Saldanha and Christine née Mascarenhas. They had seven children. He died on 6 July 1952, at age 79, in Madras.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{cite book\|author=Liyanage, Michael \|title=The History of the Sri Lanka Post Office: ~~1815-1987~~ \|place=Colombo \|publisher=Union of Post & Telecommunication Officers, Sri Lanka \|date=1987}}		* {{cite book\|author=Liyanage, Michael \|title=The History of the Sri Lanka Post Office: 1815–1987 \|place=Colombo \|publisher=Union of Post & Telecommunication Officers, Sri Lanka \|date=1987}}
	*[http://www.slpost.gov.lk Sri Lanka Post]		*[http://www.slpost.gov.lk Sri Lanka Post] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219102729/http://www.slpost.gov.lk/ \|date=19 December 2018 }}

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'''Maurice Salvador Sreshta''' (22 September 1872 - 6 July 1952) served as the [[Postmaster General of Sri Lanka|Postmaster General of Ceylon]] from 1923 to 1928.

Maurice Salvador Sreshta was born on 22 September 1872 in [[Coimbatore]], [[British India|India]],<ref name=Bio>{{cite book|title=Biographical Register of Christ's College: 1505 - 1905|author=Peile, John|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1913|page=790}}</ref> the third son and fourth of seven children to [[Dewan Bahadur]] Alexio Pinto (a government civil servant) and Martha Maria née Vas. He was educated at [[St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph’s College]], [[Tiruchirappalli|Trichinopoly]], and then at [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College, Madras]], before travelling to England where he successfully competed for the [[Colonial Service|Colonial Civil Service]] in October 1896.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26784/page/5542/data.pdf|title=Civil Service Commission|newspaper=[[The London Gazette]]|date=9 October 1896|page=5542}}</ref> He studied law at the [[Middle Temple]] and was [[call to the bar|called to the bar]] in 26 January 1897. He took a position in [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]], arriving 24 February 1897.<ref name="Who's Who of Ceylon">{{cite book|title=Who's Who of Ceylon|publisher=|date=1929|page=197|edition=3rd}}</ref> He studied law at the [[Middle Temple]] and was [[call to the bar|called to the bar]] in 26 January 1897. He took a position in [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]], arriving 24 February 1897.<ref name="Who's Who of Ceylon"/> He legally changed his last name from Pinto to Sreshta (Sreshta being Nepalese for "the best"). Sreshta held numerous positions including Assistant to the [[Government Agent (Sri Lanka)|Government Agent]], [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern Province]] (1898); Additional Police Magistrate, [[Tangalle]] (1900); Police Magistrate, Panadure (1900) Police Magistrate, Advisewella (1901); Police Magistrate, [[Galle]] (1905); Commissioner of Requests, Colombo (1907); District Judge, [[Jaffna]] (1911); District Judge, [[Negombo]] (1917); District Judge, Kurunegala (1920); and Registrar General.<ref name=Bio/><ref>{{cite book|title=Ceylon, Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources|publisher=Plate Limited|place=Colombo, Sri Lanka |pages=106–107}}</ref>

In February 1923, Sreshta reached the culmination of his career when he was appointed as Postmaster General of Ceylon, the first non-European to attain this position. During his tenure he re-organised the postal system, established the first rural telephone exchange, and motorised the mail services thereby expediting the conveyance of mail all over the country. In 1928 following his retirement, he returned to [[Mangalore]], where in 1929 he was elected Vice-Chairman of the [[Mangalore City Corporation|Mangalore Municipality]] and then in February 1932 as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Madras Legislative Council]], as the Indian Christian nominee, representing the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]]. He lost his seat at the subsequent election in January 1937. Sreshta was an active member of various Catholic bodies and for a number of years served as the editor of the community magazine, ''Mangalore''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Who's Who in Madras: A Pictorial Who's Who of Distinguished Personages, Princes, Zemindars and Noblemen in the Madras Presidency|publisher=Pearl Press|date=1938|page=219}}</ref>

Shreshta married Lucy Saldanha (1892-1960), the daughter of Sylvester S. S. Saldanha and Christine née Mascarenhas. They had seven children. He died on 6 July 1952, at age 79, in Madras.

== See also ==
* {{cite book|title=The Political & Civic Work of M. S. Sreshta, MLC, BA, CCS (Rtd), Bar-at-Law|author=L. P. Fernandes|publisher=Konkani Institute, Mangalore}}

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{cite book|author=Liyanage, Michael |title=The History of the Sri Lanka Post Office: 1815-1987 |place=Colombo |publisher=Union of Post & Telecommunication Officers, Sri Lanka |date=1987}}
*[http://www.slpost.gov.lk Sri Lanka Post]

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