S. O. Canagaratnam | |
|---|---|
| Member of the
State Council of Ceylon for Batticaloa South | |
| In office 1936–1938 | |
| Preceded by | A. H. Macan Markar |
| Succeeded by | S. Dharmaretnam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1880 |
| Died | May 1938 (aged 57–58) |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Sinnakutty Odayar Canagaratnam ( Tamil: சின்னக்குட்டி உடையார் கனகரத்தினம், romanized: Ciṉṉakkuṭṭi Uṭaiyār Kaṉakarattiṉam; 1880 – May 1938) was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, politician and member of the State Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family
Canagaratnam was born in 1880. [1] He was the son of Sinnakutty Odayar from Karaitivu in south-eastern Ceylon. [1] He was educated at St. Andrew's English School, Batticaloa. [1]
Canagaratnam was married to Muththamma, daughter of J. Abraham. [1] They had four daughters - Daisy, Grace, Carmaline and Violet. [1]
Career
Canagaratnam joined the Government Clerical Service and was later appointed Deputy Fiscal for Batticaloa District and Chief Mudaliyar for the Eastern Province. [1] After retirement Canagaratnam contested the 1936 state council election as a candidate for the Batticaloa South seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon. [1] [2]
In 1921 Canagaratnam wrote a monograph, Monograph of the Batticaloa District of the Eastern Province, Ceylon. [1] He died in May 1938. [1] [2]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 State Council of Ceylon | Batticaloa South | Elected |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 28–29.
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b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2001-12-24.
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