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unusual facts about Governor of Madras



Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple, Chennai

There is also a statue of Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharajah of Travancore unveiled by Lord Erskine, the then Governor of Madras on September 29, 1939 commemorating the Temple Entry Proclamation.

C. Karunakara Menon

He was highly regarded by V. Krishnaswamy Iyer, Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and Governor of Madras, Sir Arthur Lawley.

Lionel Bootle-Wilbraham, 6th Baron Skelmersdale

Postwar, Lionel-Wilbraham saw service in Turkey during the Chanak Crisis of 1922, and then went to India to serve as ADC to the Governor of Madras (1924–27).

Madras Presidency Legislative Council election, 1926

The Justice government was not in good terms with Viscount Goschen who had succeeded Marquess Willington as Governor of Madras in 1924.


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Abbotts Ann

In 1716, Thomas Pitt (the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder), the former Governor of Madras who had bought the Manors of Abbotts Ann and Little Ann, demolished the old church and replaced it with the one we see today.

C. Karunakara Menon

Krishnaswamy Iyer's views were supported by the fact that the then Governor of Madras, Arthur Lawley consulted Menon regularly.

Charles Trevelyan

Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet (1807-1886), civil servant and Governor of Madras

Chief Ministership of Rajagopalachari

The Governor of Madras, Lord Erskine, decided to form an interim provisional Government with non-members and opposition members of the Legislative Assembly.

Connemara Market

The Arched Gate of the Market was built subsequently and was inaugurated by Sir Connemara, Governor of Madras Presidency, when he visited Thiruvananthapuram during 1888.

John Henry Garstin

Garstin began his career as the Private Secretary to Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier, then Governor of Madras and served from 27 March 1866 to 25 January 1870, when he was appointed to the Board of Revenue.

King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam

The need for expansion of the hospital gave rise to construction of the Bhavanagar Ward, which was later inaugurated by Shri Krishna Kumar Sinhji of Bhavnagar, then Governor of Madras in December, 1949.

Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly election, 1937

The Governor of Madras, Lord Erskine reported to the then Secretary of State Zetland in February 1937, that the peasants in South India had become fed up with the Justice Party and "every sin of omission or commission of the past fifteen years is put down to them Justice Party".

Madras Presidency Legislative Council election, 1930

The Governor of Madras, George Frederick Stanley, nominated 32 non-elected members including officials immediately after the election and invited the Justice Party form the Government.

Madras Presidency Legislative Council election, 1937

The Governor of Madras, Lord Erskine reported to the then Secretary of State Zetland in February 1937, that the peasants in South India had become fed up with the Justice Party and

St. Stephen's Church, Ooty

Stephen Rumbold Lushington, the then Governor of Madras, who keenly felt the need for a church in Ooty exclusively for the British, laid the foundation for the church on April 23, 1829, to coincide with the birthday of King George IV.