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allowed to move their own bills and vote on bills introduced in the council. However, they were not allowed to question the executive, move resolutions or examine the budget and not interfere with the laws passed by the
Central Legislature. The Governor was also the president of the council and he had complete authority over when, where and how long to convene the council and what to discuss. Two members of his Executive Council and the Advocate-General of Madras were also allowed to participate and vote in the council. The Indians nominated under this Act were mostly
30:
set up the Madras
Legislative Council as an advisory body through which the colonial administration obtained advice and assistance. The Act empowered the provincial Governor to nominate four non-English Indian members to the council for the first time. Under the Act, the nominated members were
77:. The Council met infrequently and in some years (1874 and 1892) was not convened even once. The maximum of number of times it met in a year was eighteen. The Governor preferred to convene the Council at his summer retreat
735:
694:
658:
618:
575:
17:
81:, much to the displeasure of the Indian members. The few times when the Council met, it was for only a few hours with bills and resolutions being rushed through.
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between 1861 and 1891. The number of members in the
Council at a given point of time may vary due to differing appointment dates of the individual members.
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246:
41:
landowners, who often benefited from their association with the colonial government. Supportive members were often re-nominated for several terms.
1344:
1251:
1208:
1171:
1129:
486:
1339:
1276:
674:
158:
821:
1145:
1105:
1064:
1022:
1227:
429:
391:
351:
313:
278:
1349:
539:
502:
466:
969:
132:
228:
624:
143:
90:
1258:
1161:
1123:
1233:
1070:
1028:
319:
214:
986:
941:
899:
857:
815:
341:
46:
805:
207:
58:
955:
913:
549:
1215:
1084:
775:
261:
62:
8:
929:
881:
841:
792:
752:
718:
709:
680:
642:
596:
561:
527:
419:
381:
138:
122:
42:
976:
763:
723:
70:
66:
185:
148:
57:
were members for six years each. Other prominent members during the period included
1178:
481:
472:
401:
165:
74:
240:
197:
116:
54:
1077:
127:
1313:
Madras
Legislative Council; Its constitution and working between 1861 and 1909
1328:
603:
443:
78:
1043:
871:
608:
369:
297:
50:
37:
32:
1298:
The role of Madras
Legislature in the freedom struggle, 1861-1947
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This is the list of the official and non-official members of the
1300:. People's Pub. House (New Delhi). pp. 5–70.
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1310:
1295:
1289:
1252:Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri
1209:Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri
1172:Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri
1130:Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri
1335:Political history of the Madras Presidency
101:
98:
14:
1327:
1315:. S. Chand & CO. pp. 148–188.
1277:Madras Legislative Council, 1891-1909
28:The first Indian Councils Act of 1861
1345:1861 establishments in British India
356:1) Lt. Gen. William Anson McCleverty
18:Madras Legislative Council (1861–91)
434:1) Lt Gen William Anson McCleverty
396:1) Lt Gen William Anson McCleverty
24:
999:5) John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart
959:6) John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart
917:6) John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart
780:1) Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
740:1) Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
699:1) Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
663:1) Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
84:
25:
1361:
565:2) William Reierson Arbuthnot, Sr
531:5) William Reierson Arbuthnot Sr
412:1) William Reierson Arbuthnot, Sr
374:1) William Reierson Arbuthnot, Sr
336:2) William Reierson Arbuthnot, Sr
221:1) William Reierson Arbuthnot, Sr
178:1) William Reierson Arbuthnot, Sr
175:5) William Reierson Arbuthnot Sr
991:1) Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts
946:1) Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts
904:1) Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts
862:1) Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts
436:2) Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
398:2) Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
360:3) Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
325:3) Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
256:5) Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
1340:Tamil Nadu Legislative Council
1304:
1097:4) Stewart Robertson Turnbull
736:Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
695:Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
659:Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
625:Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
619:Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
576:Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
338:3) Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty
305:4)Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty
291:5)Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
270:3)Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty
13:
1:
1282:
588:5) David Fremantle Carmichael
580:1) Sir Frederick Paul Haines
555:5) David Fremantle Carmichael
544:1) Sir Frederick Paul Haines
507:1) Sir Frederick Paul Haines
144:William Reierson Arbuthnot Sr
1190:1) Charles George Arbuthnot
1150:1) Charles George Arbuthnot
1110:1) Charles George Arbuthnot
1036:4) Philipp Perceval Hutchins
1003:7) Richard Wellesley Barlow
822:Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts
334:1) Alexander Forrester Brown
283:1) John Gaspard Le Marchant
215:Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
7:
1270:
1093:2) Maharaja of Vizianagaram
1054:4) Maharaja of Vizianagaram
1008:2) Maharaja of Vizianagaram
686:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
650:4) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
567:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
229:Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty
189:5) Shurf-Ool-Omrah-Bahadur
49:was a member for 23 years,
45:was nominated eight times,
10:
1366:
1248:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1247:
1231:
1226:
1223:
1205:2) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1202:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1168:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1167:
1149:
1144:
1141:
1135:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1127:
1109:
1104:
1101:
1091:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1090:
1068:
1063:
1060:
1052:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1047:
1026:
1021:
1018:
1006:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1005:
990:
985:
982:
966:2) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
963:
945:
940:
937:
922:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
921:
903:
898:
895:
878:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
877:
861:
856:
853:
836:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
835:
819:
814:
811:
798:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
790:
779:
774:
771:
758:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
750:
739:
734:
731:
715:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
707:
698:
693:
690:
678:
662:
657:
654:
640:
622:
617:
614:
600:2) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
594:
579:
574:
571:
559:
543:
538:
535:
524:3) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
519:
506:
501:
498:
494:
470:
465:
462:
450:1) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
449:
433:
428:
425:
414:2) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
411:
395:
390:
387:
376:2) Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
373:
355:
350:
347:
333:
317:
312:
309:
303:3) Shurf-Ool-Omrah-Bahadur
295:
282:
277:
274:
268:2) Shurf-Ool-Omrah-Bahadur
265:
244:
239:
236:
225:3) Shurf-Ool-Omrah-Bahadur
220:
201:
196:
193:
177:
163:
157:
154:
136:
120:
115:
112:
107:
104:
91:Madras Legislative Council
1259:Vembakkam Bashyam Iyengar
1219:6) John Alexander Boyson
1162:Vembakkam Bashyam Iyengar
1124:Vembakkam Bashyam Iyengar
997:4) Hale Horratio Shepherd
833:6) Henry Edward Sullivan
490:6) Sordon Sullivan Fordes
473:Sir Frederick Paul Haines
358:2) Henry Dominic Phillips
323:2) Henry Dominic Phillips
287:3) Henry Dominic Phillips
252:3) Henry Dominic Phillips
1311:K. C. Markandan (1964).
1296:S. Krishnaswamy (1989).
1234:James Charlemagne Dormer
1200:6) J. H. Spring-Branson
1165:7) J. H. Spring-Branson
1133:2) John Alexander Boyson
1071:Charles George Arbuthnot
1048:1) John Alexander Boyson
1029:Charles George Arbuthnot
970:Maharaja of Vizianagaram
933:5) Tumalapalli Rama Rao
891:6) Tumalapalli Rama Rao
866:3) Henry Edward Sullivan
849:6) Tumalapalli Rama Rao
665:2) William Rose Robinson
628:2) William Rose Robinson
582:2) William Rose Robinson
458:5) Venkata Sanjeeva Rao
320:William Anson McCleverty
293:6) Robert Stanton Ellis
247:John Gaspard Le Marchant
1118:5) John Frederick Price
1116:4) J. H. Spring-Branson
1012:4) John Alexander Brown
987:Mountstuart Elphinstone
942:Mountstuart Elphinstone
900:Mountstuart Elphinstone
858:Mountstuart Elphinstone
816:Mountstuart Elphinstone
727:6) Alexander Mackenzie
478:3) Robert Stanton Ellis
440:4) Robert Stanton Ellis
405:4) Robert Stanton Ellis
364:5) Robert Stanton Ellis
342:Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
329:5) Robert Stanton Ellis
47:Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur
1350:1891 disestablishments
1196:4) Henry William Bliss
1056:5) S. Subramania Iyer
1040:6) Patrick O' Sullivan
973:4) Alexander Mackenzie
926:3) Alexander Mackenzie
889:5) Alexander Mackenzie
806:C. V. Runganada Sastri
748:5) Patrick O'Sullivan
705:4) Patrick O'Sullivan
592:7) William Huddleston
452:2) G. N. Gajapathi Rao
266:1) Robert Orr Campbell
241:William Thomas Denison
223:2) Robert Orr Campbell
208:Henry Dominic Phillips
198:William Thomas Denison
180:2) Robert Orr Campbell
173:4) Thomas Sydney Smith
117:William Thomas Denison
59:C. V. Runganada Sastri
1095:3) S. Subramania Iyer
1010:3) S. Subramania Iyer
956:Edmund Foster Webster
952:4) Patrick O'Sullivan
924:2) A. Seshayya Sastri
914:Edmund Foster Webster
910:4) Patrick O'Sullivan
868:4) Patrick O'Sullivan
829:4) Patrick O'Sullivan
825:2) William Huddleston
786:4) Patrick O'Sullivan
782:2) William Huddleston
767:6) Patrick Macfadyen
742:2) William Huddleston
701:2) William Huddleston
667:3) William Huddleston
636:6) William Huddleston
550:William Rose Robinson
515:5) William Huddleston
218:6) John Bruce Norton
1264:6) C. Sankaran Nair
1245:6) H. G. Wedderburn
1216:V. Bhashyam Aiyangar
1088:6) John Ord Haspard
1085:J. H. Spring-Branson
887:4)A. Seshayya Sastri
847:5) Patrick Macfadyen
838:2) Raja of Pittapore
802:5) Patrick Macfadyen
800:4) Raja of Pittapore
776:William Patrick Adam
760:4) Raja of Pittapore
638:7) D. F. Carmichael
416:3) John Charles Loch
378:3) John Charles Loch
366:6) John Bruce Norton
331:6)John Bruce Norton
262:Robert Stanton Ellis
258:6) John Bruce Norton
202:1) James Hope Grant
182:3) V. Sadagopacharlu
63:V. Bhashyam Aiyangar
1203:1) C. Sankaran Nair
1137:4) P. Chentsal Rao
930:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
882:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
875:6) Robert Davidson
864:2) D. F. Carmichael
842:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
827:3) D. F. Carmichael
793:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
788:5) Robert Davidson
784:3) D. F. Carmichael
753:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
744:3) D. F. Carmichael
710:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
703:3) D. F. Carmichael
681:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
669:4) D. F. Carmichael
643:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
632:4) H. S. Cunningham
597:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
586:4) H. S. Cunningham
562:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
553:4) H. S. Cunningham
546:2) James Duncan Sim
528:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
513:4) H. S. Cunningham
511:3) William Robinson
509:2) James Duncan Sim
476:2) James Duncan Sim
438:3) James Duncan Sim
420:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
382:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
139:Robert Orr Campbell
123:Thomas Sydney Smith
43:G. N. Gajapathi Rao
977:S. Subramania Iyer
831:5) Robert Davidson
764:A. Seshayya Sastri
724:A. Seshayya Sastri
675:Patrick O'Sullivan
487:William Huddleston
161:(acting Governor)
71:A. Seshayya Sastri
67:S. Subramania Iyer
1268:
1267:
1255:3) George Hamnett
1212:4) George Hamnett
1032:2) H. M. Sullivan
1001:6) William Wilson
993:2) H. E. Sullivan
961:7) W. H. Cornish
948:2) H. E. Sullivan
919:7) W. H. Cornish
906:2) H. E. Sullivan
719:Raja of Pittapore
520:1) V. Sanjiva Rao
285:2) Thomas Pycroft
254:4) Charles Pelley
250:2) Thomas Pycroft
204:2) Thomas Pycroft
186:John Bruce Norton
169:2) Thomas Pycroft
149:V. Sadagopacharlu
16:(Redirected from
1357:
1317:
1316:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1293:
1239:3) J. H. Garstin
1237:2) H. E. Stokes
1192:2) H. E. Stokes
1179:C. Sankaran Nair
1154:3) J. H. Garstin
885:3) J. G. Coleman
845:4) J. G. Coleman
796:2) J. G. Coleman
756:2) J. G. Coleman
713:2) J. G. Coleman
684:2) J. G. Coleman
646:2) J. G. Coleman
557:6) V. Ramiengar
517:6) V. Ramiengar
492:7) V. Ramiengar
482:H. S. Cunningham
447:6) V. Ramiengar
409:6) V. Ramiengar
402:James Duncan Sim
362:4) Thomas Clarke
327:4) Thomas Clarke
289:4) Charles Pelly
232:5)Edward Maltby
211:4) Charles Pelly
171:3) Charles Pelly
166:James Hope Grant
96:
95:
75:C. Sankaran Nair
21:
1365:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1325:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1309:
1305:
1294:
1290:
1285:
1273:
1263:
1262:5) J. A. Boyson
1261:
1256:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1242:
1240:
1238:
1236:
1218:
1213:
1211:
1206:
1204:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1176:
1175:3) J. A. Boyson
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1153:
1152:2) H. E. Stokes
1151:
1136:
1134:
1132:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1114:3) H. E. Stokes
1113:
1112:2) C. G. Master
1111:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1081:4) H. E. Stokes
1080:
1075:
1074:2) C. G. Master
1073:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1041:
1039:
1038:5) R. W. Barlow
1037:
1035:
1034:3) C. G. Master
1033:
1031:
1014:5) T. Rama Rao
1013:
1011:
1009:
1007:
1002:
1000:
998:
996:
995:3) C. G. Master
994:
992:
974:
972:
967:
965:
960:
958:
953:
951:
950:3) C. G. Master
949:
947:
932:
927:
925:
923:
918:
916:
911:
909:
908:3) C. G. Master
907:
905:
890:
888:
886:
884:
879:
874:
869:
867:
865:
863:
848:
846:
844:
839:
837:
832:
830:
828:
826:
824:
803:
801:
799:
797:
795:
787:
785:
783:
781:
766:
761:
759:
757:
755:
747:
746:4) V. Ramiengar
745:
743:
741:
726:
721:
716:
714:
712:
704:
702:
700:
685:
683:
672:
671:5) V. Ramiengar
670:
668:
666:
664:
649:
648:3) P. Macfayden
647:
645:
637:
635:
634:5) V. Ramiengar
633:
631:
629:
627:
606:
601:
599:
591:
590:6) V. Ramiengar
589:
587:
585:
583:
581:
566:
564:
556:
554:
552:
547:
545:
530:
525:
523:
522:2) A. F. Browne
521:
516:
514:
512:
510:
508:
491:
489:
484:
479:
477:
475:
457:
456:4) A. Mackenzie
455:
454:3) A. F. Browne
453:
451:
446:
441:
439:
437:
435:
417:
415:
413:
408:
407:5) J. B. Norton
406:
404:
399:
397:
379:
377:
375:
367:
365:
363:
361:
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357:
339:
337:
335:
330:
328:
326:
324:
322:
304:
302:
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286:
284:
269:
267:
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231:
226:
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217:
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210:
205:
203:
188:
183:
181:
179:
174:
172:
170:
168:
146:
141:
130:
125:
87:
85:List of members
55:P. Chentsal Rao
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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1353:
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1342:
1337:
1319:
1318:
1303:
1287:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1280:
1279:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1265:
1246:
1243:5) James Grose
1241:4) J. F. Price
1230:
1225:
1221:
1220:
1201:
1198:5) J. F. Price
1194:3) James Grose
1188:
1186:
1182:
1181:
1166:
1158:5) James Grose
1156:4) J. F. Price
1148:
1146:Lord Connemara
1143:
1139:
1138:
1126:
1120:6) James Grose
1108:
1106:Lord Connemara
1103:
1099:
1098:
1089:
1078:P. P. Hutchins
1067:
1065:Lord Connemara
1062:
1058:
1057:
1050:2) T. Rama Rao
1046:
1025:
1023:Lord Connemara
1020:
1016:
1015:
1004:
989:
984:
980:
979:
964:1) T. Rama Rao
962:
944:
939:
935:
934:
920:
902:
897:
893:
892:
876:
860:
855:
851:
850:
834:
818:
813:
809:
808:
789:
778:
773:
769:
768:
749:
738:
733:
729:
728:
706:
697:
692:
688:
687:
677:
661:
656:
652:
651:
639:
630:3) R. S. Ellis
621:
616:
612:
611:
593:
584:3) R. S. Ellis
578:
573:
569:
568:
558:
542:
537:
533:
532:
518:
505:
500:
496:
495:
493:
469:
464:
460:
459:
448:
432:
427:
423:
422:
410:
394:
389:
385:
384:
372:
354:
349:
345:
344:
332:
316:
311:
307:
306:
294:
281:
276:
272:
271:
264:
243:
238:
234:
233:
219:
200:
195:
191:
190:
176:
162:
156:
152:
151:
135:
128:Thomas Pycroft
119:
114:
110:
109:
108:Non-officials
106:
103:
100:
86:
83:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1362:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1323:
1314:
1307:
1299:
1292:
1288:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1260:
1253:
1235:
1229:
1222:
1217:
1210:
1183:
1180:
1173:
1163:
1147:
1140:
1131:
1125:
1107:
1100:
1086:
1079:
1072:
1066:
1059:
1045:
1030:
1024:
1017:
988:
981:
978:
971:
957:
943:
936:
931:
915:
901:
894:
883:
873:
859:
852:
843:
823:
817:
810:
807:
794:
777:
770:
765:
754:
737:
730:
725:
720:
711:
696:
689:
682:
676:
660:
653:
644:
626:
620:
613:
610:
605:
604:J. G. Coleman
598:
577:
570:
563:
551:
541:
534:
529:
504:
497:
488:
483:
474:
468:
461:
445:
444:John D. Mayne
431:
424:
421:
403:
393:
386:
383:
371:
353:
346:
343:
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51:T. Rama Rao
1329:Categories
1283:References
1224:1890-1891
1185:1889-1890
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536:1873-1874
499:1872-1873
463:1871-1872
426:1870-1871
388:1869-1870
348:1867-1868
318:1) Lt Gen
310:1866-1867
275:1865-1866
237:1864-1865
194:1863-1864
155:1862-1863
113:1861-1862
105:Officials
102:Governor
33:zamindars
1271:See also
38:ryotwari
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