P. S. Sivaswami Iyer
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Sir Pazhamaneri Sundaram Sivaswami Iyer KCSI CIE |
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| Member of the Council of State (India) | |
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In office 1922–1923 |
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| Governor-General | Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading |
| Member of Executive Council of the Governor of Madras Presidency | |
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In office 1911–1917 |
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| Governor | Sir Murray Hammick (acting), John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland |
| Advocate-General of Madras Presidency | |
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In office 1907–1912 |
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| Succeeded by | S. Srinivasa Iyengar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 February 1864 Tanjore, Madras Presidency, India |
| Died | 5 November 1946 (aged 82) Mylapore, Madras |
| Occupation | lawyer,administrator |
Sir Pazhamaneri Sundaram Sivaswami Iyer, KCSI, CIE (7 February 1864 – 5 November 1946) was a prominent lawyer, administrator and statesman who served as the Advocate General of Madras from 1907 to 1911.
Sivaswami Iyer was born on 7 February 1864 in the village of Palamaneri. He had his schooling in Palamaneri and graduated from Presidency College, Madras. Sivaswami Iyer studied law and practised as a lawyer serving as the Advocate-general of Madras Presidency from 1907 to 1911. He also served as a member of the executive council of the Governor of Madras and as a member of the Council of State. Sivawami Iyer died on 5 November 1946 at the age of 82.
Sivaswami Iyer was also active in the Indian independence movement and presented India's case before the League of Nations. He was a keen connoisseur of arts and library science.
Sivaswami Iyer was born to Sundaram Iyer and Subbalakshmi in the village of Palamaneri on 7 February 1864. He belonged to the Palamaneri Brahacharanams who traced their descent from Krishnan Raman Brahmarayar, the commander-in-chief of the Chola army under Rajendra Chola.
Sivaswami had his schooling at the S. P. G. Branch School and the Manambuchavadi High School from where he matriculated with a first class in 1877. Sivaswami did his F. A. at the Government Arts College, Kumbakonam and graduated from Presidency College, Madras in January 1882, with a first class in Sanskrit and History. He studied law from Madras Law College and set up practice as a lawyer in 1885.
Sivaswami Iyer set up a successful practice as lawyer and on 12 May 1904, was nominated to the Governor's Executive Council as Additional member in charge of making rules and regulations. Sivaswami Iyer served as member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1904 to 25 October 1907, when he was appointed Advocate-General of Madras Presidency.
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