Vembaukum Sadagopacharlu

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Vembaukum Sadagopacharlu (died 1863) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1861 to 1863. He was the first native Indian to serve as a member of the council.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Sadagopacharlu hailed from the village of Vembakkam near Kanchipuram. He matriculated from the Presidency College, Madras in 1858 and studied law. Soon, he enrolled himself as a lawyer, and along with his brother V. Rajagopacharlu emerged as one of the first and foremost Indians in the bar making up a fortune in a short time.

Politics[edit]

Sadagopacharlu was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in 1861 and served until his death in 1863. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty was appointed to fill the seat left by his death.

References[edit]

↑ N.S.Chandrasekhara (22 August 2016). Dewan Shashadri Aiyer. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 9788123026572.

Pamela G. Price (1996). Kingship and political practice in colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 0521552478.
Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 418. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.

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[1] N.S.Chandrasekhara (22 August 2016). Dewan Shashadri Aiyer. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 9788123026572.

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