P. S. Sivaswami Iyer

Sir
Pazhamaneri Sundaram Sivaswami Iyer
Portrait of Sir P. S. Sivaswami Iyer
Member of the Council of State (India)
In office
1922–1923
Governor‑GeneralRufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
2nd Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
1918–1919
Preceded byRai Bahadur Sir Sunder Lal
Succeeded byPandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras Presidency
In office
1911–1917
GovernorSir Murray Hammick (acting),
John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland
Advocate-General of Madras
In office
1907–1912
Succeeded byS. Srinivasa Iyengar
Personal details
Born(1864-02-07)7 February 1864
Tanjore, Madras Presidency, India
Died5 November 1946(1946-11-05) (aged 82)
Mylapore, Madras
Occupationlawyer, administrator

Sir Pazhamaneri Sundaram Sivaswami Iyer KCSI CIE (7 February 1864 – 5 November 1946)[1] was a prominent lawyer, administrator and statesman who served as the Advocate General of Madras from 1907 to 1911.

Sivaswami Iyer was born on 7 February 1864 in the village of Palamaneri. He had his schooling in Palamaneri and graduated from Presidency College, Madras. Sivaswami Iyer studied law and practised as a lawyer serving as the Advocate-general of Madras Presidency from 1907 to 1911. He also served as a member of the executive council of the Governor of Madras and as a member of the Council of State. He was an influential member of the Mylapore clique. Sivawami Iyer died on 5 November 1946 at the age of 82.

Sivaswami Iyer was also active in the Indian independence movement and presented India's case before the League of Nations. He was a keen connoisseur of arts and library science.

  1. ^ S. Muthiah (19 July 2004). "Of princes and co-eds". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 September 2004.