Nevins Selvadurai
Nevins Selvadurai MBE | |
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நெவின்ஸ் செல்வதுரை | |
Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Kayts | |
In office 1934–1935 | |
Succeeded by | Waithilingam Duraiswamy |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 October 1863 |
Died | 28 April 1938 | (aged 74)
Ceylon Tamil | |
Nevins Selvadurai (
Early life and family
Selvadurai was born on 15 October 1863.
Selvadurai married Margaret Annie Papapammah, daughter of Muutusamy Watson, in 1889.[1] They had several children.[1]
Career
After graduating Selvadurai became a teacher at Jaffna Wesleyan Central School.
Later life
Selvadurai became a member of several organisations after retirement including the Board of Education and University College Council.[1] He was president of the Jaffna Association chairman of the Rural Education Committee.[1]
Selvadurai contested the 1934 State Council by-election as a candidate in Kayts and was elected to the State Council.[1][3][4] He contested the 1936 election as a candidate in Jaffna but was defeated by incumbent Arunachalam Mahadeva.[1]
Selvadurai died on 8 April 1938 after a heart attack.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 188–189.
- ^ "Supplement". The London Gazette (32830): 3951. 1 June 1923.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002.
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