Gate Mudaliyar
A. Coomaraswamy
MLC
ஆ. குமாரசுவாமி
Unofficial Member (Tamil),
Legislative Council of Ceylon
In office
1833–1836
Succeeded bySimon Casie Chetty
Personal details
Born1783
Garudavil, Ceylon
Died7 November 1836(1836-11-07) (aged 52–53)
EthnicityCeylon 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

  1. ↑ Vythilingam, M. (1971). The Life of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan 1 (PDF). pp. 37–48.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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