P. Coomaraswamy

P. Coomaraswamy
Mudaliyar; P. Coomaraswamy; MLC MMC
Unofficial Member (Tamil),; Legislative Council of Ceylon
	In office; 1892–1898
Preceded by	P. Ramanathan
Succeeded by	W. G. Rockwood
Member of Colombo Municipal Council
	In office; 1873–1879
	In office; 1885–1889
Personal details
Born	7 December 1849
Died	7 June 1906 (aged 56); Colombo, Ceylon
Alma mater	Presidency College, Madras
Profession	Lawyer
Ethnicity	Ceylon Tamil

Ponnambalam Coomaraswamy (7 December 1849 – 7 June 1906) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Coomaraswamy was born on 7 December 1849.[1][2] He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnambalam.[1] He was the brother of P. Ramanathan and P. Arunchalam.[1]

Coomaraswamy was educated at Colombo Academy, Colombo and Presidency College, Madras.[1]

Career

Coomaraswamy joined the legal profession after finishing his education.[1]

Coomaraswamy was a member of Colombo Municipal Council from January 1873 to October 1879 and from November 1885 to December 1889.[3] He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon in 1893 as the unofficial member representing Tamils, replacing his brother Ramanathan.[1][4]

Coomaraswamy was a Tamil scholar and a publisher of Tamil literature.[1] He was president of Jaffna Saiva Paripalana Sabai and helped establish Jaffna Hindu College.[1] He also established a Hindu temple on Slave Island.[1]

Coomaraswamy died on 7 June 1906 in Colombo.[5]

References

Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 43.
Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna – Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. pp. 283–284. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.
Hulugalle, H. A. J. (September 1965). Centenary Volume of the Colombo Municipal Council (1865 - 1965). Colombo Municipal Council . p. 55.
Gooneratne, Brendon (31 January 2009). "Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam: True nationalist and patriot of Ceylon". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna – Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. p. 82. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.

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[Arumugam-1] Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 43.

[2] Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna – Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. pp. 283–284. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.

[3] Hulugalle, H. A. J. (September 1965). Centenary Volume of the Colombo Municipal Council (1865 - 1965). Colombo Municipal Council . p. 55.

[4] Gooneratne, Brendon (31 January 2009). "Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam: True nationalist and patriot of Ceylon". Daily News (Sri Lanka).

[5] Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna – Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. p. 82. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.