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.
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 |
Early life and family
editCanagaratnam 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
editCanagaratnam 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
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 State Council of Ceylon | Batticaloa South | Elected |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 28–29.
- ^ a 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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