Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy ( ta, ஆறுமுகம்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; 1783 – 7 November 1836) was a
Ceylon Tamil member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family
Coomaraswamy was born in 1783 in Garudavil near
Point Pedro in northern
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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He was the son of Arumugampillai.
Coomaraswamy married Visalachchi.
[ They had a son ( Muthu Coomaraswamy) and a daughter (Sellachi). Coomaraswamy was the grandfather of four eminent Ceylon Tamils: Ananda Coomaraswamy, P. Coomaraswamy, P. Ramanathan and P. Arunachalam.][
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Career
Coomaraswamy was appointed Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate
Mudali (or Mudaliyar) was a colonial title and office in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) which was part of the native headman system. The Portuguese colonials created the Mudaliyar class in the 17th century by enlisting natives of different castes fro ...
in 1805.[ He was personal officer to Governor Brownrigg between 1812 and 1822.][ He also served governors Paget and Barnes.][
When the Legislative Council of Ceylon was established in 1833 Coomaraswamy was appointed as the unofficial member representing Tamils.][
Coomaraswamy died on 7 November 1836.]
References
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1783 births
1836 deaths
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Gate Mudaliyars
Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
People from Manipay
People of British Ceylon
Sri Lankan Tamil politicians