Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar
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Padma Vibhushan Diwan Bahadur Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar KCSI |
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Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar in 1934
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| 24th Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom | |
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In office August 1946 – November, 1949 |
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| Monarch | Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur |
| Preceded by | N. Madhava Rao |
| Succeeded by | post abolished |
| President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council | |
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In office 23 January 1946 – 23 January 1947 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Jan Papanek |
| Member of the Imperial War Cabinet | |
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In office 1942–1945 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | War Cabinet disbanded |
| Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council | |
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In office 1939–1942 |
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| Monarch | George VI of the United Kingdom |
| Governor-General | Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow |
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14 October 1887 Kurnool, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 17 July 1976 (aged 88) Madras |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Justice Party |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Hindu |
Padma Vibhushan Diwan Bahadur Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar, KCSI (14 October 1887 – 17 July 1976) was an Indian lawyer, politician and statesman who served as a senior leader of the Justice Party and in various administrative and bureaucratic posts in pre-independence and independent India.
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar was born on 14 October 1887 in the town of Kurnool and had his schooling in Kurnool. He graduated from the Madras Christian College and studied law at the Madras Law College. On completion of his studies, practised as a lawyer before joining the Justice Party and entering politics. Mudaliar was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in 1920 and served from 1920 to 1926 and as a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1931 to 1934, losing to S. Satyamurti in the 1934 elections. He served as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council from 1939 to 1941, as a part of Winston Churchill's war cabinet from 1942 to 1945 and as the Indian Representative in the Pacific War Council. He was India's delegate to the San Francisco Conference and served as the first President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. He also served as the last Diwan of Mysore kingdom and occupied the seat from 1946 to 1949.
Ramasamy Mudaliar was born on 14 October 1887 in Kurnool in a Tamil-speaking Thuluva Vellalar family. He was the eldest of a pair of twins, the other being Arcot Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar. He studied at Municipal High school, Kurnool and graduated in arts from Madras Christian College. On graduation, Mudaliar studied law and was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council. Uncle to world war II veteran Commander V.S.P.Mudaliar. File photo of Ramasamy mudaliar along with Krishnamachari two representative in imperial war cabinet.
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