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1868 births1951 deathsKnights Bachelor
Madras High CourtCouncil of StatePalayamcottahMadras Law CollegeNew Delhi1932 New Year Honours
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David Muthaiah Devadoss | |
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Born | (1868-12-18)December 18, 1868 Palayamkottai, Tamilnadu |
Died | November 11, 1951(1951-11-11) (aged 82) |
Occupation | Judge |
Spouse(s) | Masilamani Chellammal |
Sir David Muthiah Devadoss (18 December 1868 – 11 November 1951) was an Indian judge of the Madras High Court who served as a member of the Council of State.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 References
Early life
Devadoss was born in Palayamcottah on 18 December 1868 to E. Muthiah Pillai. He studied at the C. M. S. High School, Palayamcottah and the Madras Law College and qualified for the bar from the Inner Temple.
Career
Devadoss enrolled as a vakil of the Madras High Court in 1892 and became a judge in 1921. Upon retirement in 1928, Devadoss was nominated to the Council of State in New Delhi. Devadoss was knighted in the 1932 New Year Honours.
Personal life
Devadoss married Lady Masilamoney Chellammal, daughter of J. T. Srinivasagen Pillai. Chellammal died in 1948. Devadoss died in Madras on 11 November 1951 at the age of 82.
His children were Seetha, Muthamma, Vedha and Muthukrishnan. Seetha was a barrister at law, Vedha was an educationist who taught in the OCPM/ Noyes and Lady Doak institutions at Madurai. Muthukrishnan followed his passion of mathematics. Among the children, only Vedha married and she was married to Raja Rhenius and have one son Jayanth Rhenius.
References
Sir Stanley Reed, ed. (1941). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 1061..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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