Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar | |
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Advocate-General of Madras Presidency (acting) | |
In office 1897–1898 |
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Preceded by | J. H. Spring-Branson |
Succeeded by | C. A. White |
In office 1899–1900 |
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Preceded by | C. A. White |
Succeeded by | J. E. P. Wallis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1844 Vembakkam, Madras Presidency, India |
Died | 1908 Madras Presidency, India |
Occupation | lawyer |
Profession | Advocate-General, legislator |
Diwan Bahadur Sir Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar CIE (Tamil: வேம்பாக்கம் பாஷ்யம் ஐயங்கார்) (1844–1908) was an eminent lawyer and jurist who served as the first Indian Advocate-General of Madras Province and also as a Judge of the Madras High Court.
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Bhashyam Aiyangar served as the Acting Advocate General of Madras from February 1897 to March 1898 and September 1899 to March 1900.[1] He was the first Indian to hold the post. In February, 1897, Bhashyam Aiyangar was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council as an official member He was nominated for two more terms in November 1899 and March 1900.[1][2]
From March 1901 to January 1904, Bhashyam Aiyangar served as an acting judge of the Madras High Court.[1] A statute of Bhashyam Aiyangar was donated by M. S. Nagappa in 1927 and has been installed in the Madras High Court campus, just outside the Madras Bar Association entrance.
Bhashyam Aiyangar was created a Companion of the Indian Empire in May 1895.[1] He was knighted on February 2, 1900 in the Queen's Honor's List.[3]
Bhashyam Aiyangar had a number of daughters. His third daughter was married to eminent lawyer and freedom figher S. Srinivasa Iyengar.[4]