Maurice Emygdius Watts | |
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Dewan of Travancore | |
In office 1925–1929 |
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Monarch | Sethu Lakshmi Bayi (as regent for Chithira Thirunal) |
Preceded by | T. Raghavaiah |
Succeeded by | V. S. Subramanya Iyer |
Personal details | |
Born | June 18, 1878 Travancore kingdom |
Died | February 22, 1933 London |
(aged 54)
Maurice Emygdius Watts (b. June 11, 1878 - d. February 22, 1933) was an Indian lawyer, civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1925 to 1929.
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Watts was born on June 11, 1878 to Frank Watts, Chief Secretary of the Government of Travancore.[1] He had his early education in Madras and after graduating in law, entered the Madras provincial service in 1901.[2]
Watts died on February 22, 1933 in London at the age of 54.[2]. The Watts lane in the Nanthancode suburb of Trivandrum city was named in the memory of the Watts family.
Watt's sister Dorothia Henriett Watts was a teacher who served as governess and tutor to the princesses of the royal family of Travancore.[3] After India's independence in 1947, she settled down in Kotagiri in Nilgiris District where she spent the last days of her life.[3]