A. Coomaraswamy

Gate Mudaliyar
A. Coomaraswamy
MLC
Gate Mudaliyar A. Coomaraswamy MLC
ஆ. குமாரசுவாமி
Unofficial Member (Tamil),; Legislative Council of Ceylon
	In office; 1833–1836
Succeeded by	Simon Casie Chetty
Personal details
Born	1783; Garudavil, Ceylon
Died	7 November 1836 (aged 52–53)
Ethnicity	Ceylon Tamil

Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy (Tamil: 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.^[1] He was the son of Arumugampillai.^[2]

Coomaraswamy married Visalachchi.^[2] 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.^[2]^[3]

Career

Coomaraswamy was appointed Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate in 1805.^[2] He was personal officer to Governor Brownrigg between 1812 and 1822.^[2] He also served governors Paget and Barnes.^[2]

When the Legislative Council of Ceylon was established in 1833 Coomaraswamy was appointed as the unofficial member representing Tamils.^[2]^[4]

Coomaraswamy died on 7 November 1836.^[5]

References

^ Vythilingam, M. (1971). The Life of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan 1 (PDF). pp. 37–48.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 40–41.
^ "He won the admiration, affection of all". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 February 1998.
^ "Senanayakes of Botale". The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2000.
^ Muttucumaraswamy, V. (1992). Some Eminent Tamils (PDF). Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka. p. 1.

[Vythilingam-1] Vythilingam, M. (1971). The Life of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan 1 (PDF). pp. 37–48.

[Arumugam-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 40–41.

[3] "He won the admiration, affection of all". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 February 1998.

[4] "Senanayakes of Botale". The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2000.

[5] Muttucumaraswamy, V. (1992). Some Eminent Tamils (PDF). Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka. p. 1.

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