Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea was a Ceylonese colonial-era headman.
The young James Edward Corea was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.
Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea of Chilaw with his wife and ten children.
Arnold Wright in 'Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon,' writes that Gate Mudaliyar J.E.Corea owned extensive coconut estates as well as large tracts of paddy lands in Chilaw.
Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of India', visited Chilaw in 1927. Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea met Gandhi at 'Sigiriya,' a Corea home situated in the town.