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Titular position of authority for a year
The Sheriff of Madras was an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Madras. The post was abolished in 1998.
The position of Sheriff of Madras was created in the Madras Charter of 1726 which came into force on 17 August 1727. As the executive arm of the Jurisdiction the sheriff was sworn in for a period of one year to carry out such duties as the summoning of people to the High Court, the provision of jurors, the attaching and sealing of properties and, if required, the arranging of their auction. The sheriff had an office and staff and in the order of precedence ranked just below the mayor. From the mid-1800s the position lost its powers and responsibilities and became primarily ceremonial.
[1]
Mumbai (Bombay) and
Kolkata (Calcutta) continue (2017) to maintain their similar posts.[
citation needed ]
Some Sheriffs of Madras
1727 August Nicholas Morse, first sheriff
[1]
1746-53 No Sheriffs
[1]
1770 Hon
Edward Monckton
[2]
1776 Hon
Basil Cochrane
[2]
1779 William Jackson
[1]
1805 John Oakes
[3]
1824 John Savage
[4]
1828 George Lys
[5]
1831 Patrick Grant
[6]
1843-45
John Bruce Norton
[7]
1845: John Findley McKennie
[8]
1846 Leonard Cooper, solicitor
[9] (died 1852)
1854 Captain Christopher Biden
[10]
1885-86 John Henry Taylor
[11]
1886, 1887 Rajah Sir
Savilai Ramaswamy Mudaliar , 158th Sheriff of Madras and first Indian Sheriff
[12]
1888, 1889 Abel Joshua Higginbotham, bookseller
[13]
1892
Pundi Runganadha Mudaliar , writer, educationist and politician
1893 Cawasji Edulji Panday, first Parsi Sheriff
[14]
1896
Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur , first Muslim Sheriff
[15]
1909 December 07 - Rao Bahadur M. Venkatasawmy Naidu Garu
[16]
1922
Muthiah Chettiar , banker
[14]
1924 December 20 to 1925 December 19 - Dewan Bahadur Saravana Bhavanandam Pillai, playwright
[14]
[17]
1925 December 20 - C.E.Wood
[18]
193n
William Wallace Ladden , businessman
[14]
1933 Khan Bahadur Mohammed Musa Sait, businessman
[19]
1935
Ghulam Mohiuddin Khan Bahadur, 6th Prince of Arcot
[20]
1938
Ganapathi Agraharam Annadhurai Ayyar Natesan
1940 December 20 -Diwan Bahadur V. Shanmuga Mudaliyar
[21]
1949-50
R. Ramanathan Chettiar , member of Lok Sabha
[22]
1952 P.V.S. Vencatachellum, businessman
[23]
1955-56 R.E. Castell
[24]
1956-57 Mrs
Mary Clubwala Jadhav
[24]
1961 R.M. Dave, philanthropist and mayor
[25]
1964 T.S. Narayanaswami, industrialist
[26]
1967-1968 Maruthai Pillai, industrialist
[27]
1969-70
Anantharamakrishnan Sivasailam , industrialist
1973-74
A.M. Buhari , restaurateur
1974-75
Rangaswami Ramakrishnan
[28]
1978 A.B. Ananthakrishnan
[29]
1980-81 Dr.P.M.Rex Pinheiro. He is from
Punnaikayal .
Pearl Fishery Coast refers to a coastal area of southern India, extending along the
Coromandel Coast from
Tuticorin to
Comorin ruled by
Paravars .
1983
Sarojini Varadappan , social worker
[30]
1984-85 Nawab
Muhammed Abdul Ali
[20]
1985-87
M. Saravanan (film producer)
1988 Nawab
Muhammed Abdul Ali
[20]
1989-91
Narayanaswami Srinivasan , industrialist
[31]
1992-93
Suresh Krishna , businessman
[14]
1997 K. Chockalingam, surgeon (last sheriff)
[32]
See also
References
^
a
b
c
d Muthiah, s. Tales of Old and New Madras .
^
a
b Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Madras . p. 556.
^ The Asiatic annual register . p. 85.
^ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign ..., Volume 18 .
^ The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature, Volume 17 . p. 366.
^ Wishaw, James. A Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar . p. 1832.
^
"Luminaries of our High Court" . Madras Musings. Retrieved 25 July 2017 .
^ Clark, F. The East-India Register and Army List for 1845 . p. 118.
^ Allen's Indian Mail . p. 44.
^ Clark, F. The East-India Register and Army List for 1854 . p. 118.
^ Dictionary of Indian Biography . p. 416.
^
"The Rajah Forgotten" .
The Hindu . Retrieved 24 July 2017 . [
dead link ]
^
"Printers' ink on Mount Road" .
The Hindu . Archived from
the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
^
a
b
c
d
e Muthiah, S. Madras Miscellany .
^
"Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur" . Indian National Congress. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
^ Fort St. George Gazette, order no.666, No.49, page1310 dated 7 December 1909
^ Law Department order no.742 dated 1924 December 09,Published in Fort St. George Gazette, No.64, page1452 dated 9 December 1924
^ Law Department Order no.838, dated 12 December 1925; Published in Fort St. George Gazette, dated 15 December 1925, No.50 Page2363
^
"Madras Week « Madras Musings | We Care for Madras that is Chennai" . 3 September 2015.
^
a
b
c
"Princes of Arcot" . Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
^ Fort St. George Gazette, order no.1359 dated 1940 December 12, No.50, page1565 dated 17 December 1940
^
"Third Lok Sabha- Members Bioprofile" . Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
^
"dated December 21, 1952: Businessman new Sheriff of Madras" .
The Hindu . Retrieved 24 July 2017 . [
dead link ]
^
a
b
"dated December 20, 1956: New Sheriff of Madras" . The Hindu . 20 December 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
^ The Rotarian June, 1961 . p. 52.
^
"T. S. Narayanaswami" . March 2016.
^
"Industrialist Maruthai Pillai dead | undefined News - Times of India" .
The Times of India .
^
"Ramakrishnan, R." Reuters. Retrieved 24 July 2017 . [
dead link ]
^
"SEVEN DECADES OF DEDICATION NOTABLE EVENTS THRU' THE YEARS" . The Tamil Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 25 July 2017 .
^
"Veteran social activist Sarojini Varadappan passes away" . The Hindu . 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
^
"Here are 10 Lesser Known Facts About The Highly Controversial ICC President N Srinivasan" . Scoopwhoop. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017 .
^
"Dr. Chockalingam passes away" . The Hindu . 16 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
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