▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁C ey lon ▁His ▁brother ▁was ▁the ▁Right ▁Re ver end ▁Lak d asa ▁De ▁Mel , ▁the ▁first ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Kur un eg ala ▁and ▁his ▁cousin ▁R . ▁A . ▁de ▁Mel ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Col om bo . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁C ey lon ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Col om bo ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁British ▁C ey lon ▁R SF ▁Category : Famil ies ▁from ▁Western ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁L anka <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁Le kol ite ▁( o ften ▁abbre vi ated ▁to ▁Le ko ) ▁is ▁a ▁brand ▁of ▁elli ps oid al ▁reflect or ▁spot light ▁( ERS ) ▁used ▁in ▁stage ▁light ing ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁half - elli ps oid al ▁d ome ▁reflect or ▁within ▁which ▁the ▁instrument ' s ▁lamp ▁is ▁hous ed . ▁Int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Le vy ▁and ▁Edward ▁K ook , ▁found ers ▁of ▁Century ▁Light ing , ▁which ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Str and ▁Light ing ▁Corporation . ▁The ▁instrument ▁was ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁theatre ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁ven ues ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Century ▁Light ing ▁found ers ▁and ▁the ▁instrument ' s ▁invent ors , ▁Joseph ▁Le vy ▁and ▁Edward ▁K ook , ▁combined ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁letters ▁of