Madras Legislative Council was expanded by the Indian Councils Act of 1892. The Act increased the number of additional members of the Council to a maximum of 20, of whom not more than nine had to be officials. The Act introduced the method of election for the Council, but did not mention word "election" explicitly. The elected members were officially called as "nominated" members and their method of election was described as "recommendation". Such "recommendations" were made by district boards, universities, municipalities and other associations. The term of the members was fixed at two years. The Council could also discuss the annual financial statement and ask questions subject to certain limitations.[1] Thirty eight Indian members were "nominated" in the eight elections during 1893–1909 when this Act was in effect. C. Jambulingam Mudaliar, N. Subba Rao Pantulu, P. Kesava Pillai and C. Vijayaraghavachariar representing southern group of district boards, Kruthiventi Perraju Pantulu of the northern group of municipalities, C. Sankaran Nair and P. Rangaiah Naidu from the Corporation of Madras and P. S. Sivaswami Iyer, V. Krishnaswamy Iyer and M. Krishnan Nair from the University of Madras were some of the active members. However, over a period of time, representation by Indian members dwindled, for example, the position of Bashyam Iyengar and Sankaran Nayar in 1902 was occupied by G L Acworth and Sir G. M. J. Moore.[2] [3]
This is the list of the official and non-official members of the Madras Legislative Council between 1891 and 1909. The number of members in the Council at a given point of time may vary due to differing appointment dates of the individual members.[4]
| Year | Governor | Officials | Non-officials | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=6 valign=top | 1891–1892 | align=left rowspan=6 valign=top | Baron Wenlock | |
| James Charlemagne Dormer | C. Sankaran Nair | |||
| H. E. Stokes | Reginald James Hugh Arbuthnot | |||
| John Henry Garstin | Mir H. J. Bahadur | |||
| J. H. Spring-Branson | Maharaja of Vizianagaram | |||
| J. Frederick Price | V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | |||
| align=left rowspan=14 valign=top | 1892–1893 | align=left rowspan=14 valign=top | Bailey Baron Wenlock | |
| Charles Mansfield Clarke | Maharaja of Vizianagaram | |||
| John Henry Garstin | V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | |||
| H. W. Bliss | J. A. Boyson | |||
| J. H. Spring-Branson | P. Rangaiah Naidu | |||
| J. Frederick Price | A. Sabhapathi Mudaliar | |||
| G. A. Galton | K. Kalyanasundaramier | |||
| H. F. Clogstoun | N. Subba Rao | |||
| J. Grose | R. Ramasubbier | |||
| W. P. Austin | William Miller | |||
| John Pennycuick | C. Sankaran Nair | |||
| S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar | Gulam Mohammad Husain Ali Akbar Khan | |||
| A. Monroe | ||||
| C. S. Crole | ||||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1893–1894 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Baron Wenlock | |
| Charles Mansfield Clerk | V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | |||
| Henry William Bliss | P. Rangaiah Naidu | |||
| James Grose | A. Sabhapathi Mudaliar | |||
| John Pennycuick | M. Kalyanasundaramier | |||
| S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar | N. S. Rao | |||
| C. S. Crole | S. R. Ramasubbier | |||
| A. J. Arundel | William Miller | |||
| E. Gibson | C. Sankaran Nair | |||
| J. H. Spring-Branson | Gulam Mohammad Hasan Ali | |||
| J. Sturrock | Maharaja of Vizianagaram | |||
| D. Duncan | G. Romilly | |||
| J. Frederick Price | Sir Charles George Arbuthnot | |||
| align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | 1895–1896 | align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | Baron Wenlock | |
| Henry Williams Bliss | Vellore Mohammad Sheriff Khan Bahadur | |||
| James Grose | G. Romilly | |||
| C. S. Crole | V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | |||
| A. T. Arundel | G. L. Chamber | |||
| F. Gibson | P. Rangaiah Naidu | |||
| J. H. Spring-Branson | W. Miller | |||
| J. Sturrock | C. Sankaran Nair | |||
| D. Duncan | N. Subba Rao | |||
| J. Frederick Price | K. Kalyana Sundaram Iyer | |||
| S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| C. Vijayaraghavachariar | ||||
| align=left rowspan=11 valign=top | 1896–1897 | align=left rowspan=11 valign=top | Arthur Elibank Havelock | |
| Henry Williams Bliss | V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | |||
| James Grose | P. Rangaiah Naidu | |||
| C. S. Crole | W. Miller | |||
| A. T. Arundel | C. Sankaran Nair | |||
| D. McNeil Campbell | N. Subba Rao | |||
| J. H. Spring-Branson | K. Kalyanasundaram Iyer | |||
| J. Sturrock | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| D. Duncan | Vellore Mohammad Sheriff | |||
| P. Rajarathna Mudaliar | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| align=left rowspan=11 valign=top | 1897–1898 | align=left rowspan=11 valign=top | Arthur Elibank Havelock | |
| Henry Williams Bliss | Vellore Mohammad Sheriff | |||
| James Grose | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| C. S. Crole | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| J. Sturrock | Sir Charles George Arbuthnot | |||
| D. Duncan | P. Rangaiah Naidu | |||
| P. Rajaratna Mudaliar | N. S. Rao | |||
| V. Bhasyam Aiyangar | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| A. T. Arundel | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | |||
| G. H. Stuart | P. Ratnasabhapathi Pillai | |||
| H. T. Ross | G. H. Stuart | |||
| align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | 1898–1899 | align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | Arthur Elibank Havelock | |
| A. T. Arundel | P. Rangaiah Naidu | |||
| H. M. Winterbotham | N. S. Rao | |||
| G. H. Stuart | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| C. A. White | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | |||
| Sturrock | P. Ratna Sabhapathi Pillai | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | S. Shungrasoobyer | |||
| G. S. Forbes | ||||
| J. Thomson | H. B. Hodgson | |||
| D. D. Duncan | V. Bhasyam Aiyangar | |||
| P. Rajarathna Mudaliar | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| W. J. H. Le Fanu | ||||
| align=left rowspan=11 valign=top | 1899–1900 | align=left rowspan=11 valign=top | Arthur Elibank Havelock | |
| A. T. Arundel | Gulam Mohammad Sheriff Bahadur | |||
| H. M. Winterbotham | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| G. S. Forbes | G. M. J. Moore | |||
| J. Thomson | C. E. P. Vans Agnew | |||
| P. Rajarathna Mudaliar | Eardley Norton | |||
| F. A. Nicholson | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | |||
| G. H. Stuart | G. Venkata Ratnam | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | P. Ratnasabhapathi Pillai | |||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1900–1901 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Arthur Elibank Havelock | |
| A. T. Arundel | S. Shungrasoobyer | |||
| H. M. Winterbotham | Nawab Mohammad Khan Bahadur | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | G. L. Acworth | |||
| G. S. Forbes | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| J. Thomson | G. M. J. Moore | |||
| P. Rajarathna Mudaliar | Sir Charles George Arbuthnot | |||
| F. A. Nicholson | Eardley Norton | |||
| V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| G. H. Stuart | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | G. Venkataratnam | |||
| Francis Spring | P. Ratnasabhapathi Pillai | |||
| Le Fanu | ||||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1901–1902 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell | |
| H. M. Winterbotham | W. Miller | |||
| J. Thomson | Eardley Norton | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | Nawab Syed Mohammad Sahib | |||
| G. S. Forbes | G. L. Acworth | |||
| H. Bradley | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| H. W. B. Higgins | G. M. J. Moore | |||
| H. A. Sim | A. J. Yorke | |||
| W. B. DeWinter | C. Jambulingam Mudaliar | |||
| J. N. Atkinson | P. Ratnasabhapathi Pillai | |||
| S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar | G. Srinivasa Rao | |||
| M. Hammick | K. Perraju Pantulu | |||
| G. H. Stuart | ||||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1902–1903 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell | |
| H. M. Winterbotham | Eardley Norton | |||
| James Thomson | G. Srinivasa Rao | |||
| H. A. Sim | K. Perraju Pantulu | |||
| J. N. Atkinson | P. R. S. Pillai | |||
| G. H. Stuart | Nawab Sayed Mohammad Sahib | |||
| A. W. Smart | G. L. Acworth | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| F. A. Nicholson | C. M. J. Moore | |||
| G. S. Forbes | Sir Charles George Arbuthnot | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | L. A. Govindaraghava Aiyar | |||
| H. Bradley | ||||
| R. V. Srinivasa Aiyar | ||||
| align=left rowspan=14 valign=top | 1903–1904 | align=left rowspan=14 valign=top | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell | |
| James Thomason | Nawab Sayid Mohammad Sahib | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | G. L. Acworth | |||
| G. S. Forbes | Raja of Bobbili | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | L. A. Govindaraghava Aiyar | |||
| J. B. Bilderbeck | C. Sankaran Nair | |||
| M. Hammick | K. Vasudeva Aiyangar | |||
| C. J. weir | H. Scott | |||
| H. A. Sim | R. V. Prakasha Mudaliar | |||
| A. E. Castle Stuart Stuart | G. Srinivasa Rao | |||
| J. Twig | M. Krishnan Nair | |||
| R. V. Srinivasa Iyer | ||||
| J. N. Atkinson | ||||
| A. G. Bourke | ||||
| align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | 1904–1905 | align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell | |
| James Thomson | L. A. Govindaraghava Iyer | |||
| Gabriel Stokes | K. Vasudeva Aiyangar | |||
| C. J. Weir | G. Srinivasa Rao | |||
| R. V. Srinivasa Iyer | M. Krishnan Nair | |||
| J. N. Atkinson | K. Venkata Rao | |||
| A. G. Bourne | Sir Charles George Arbuthnot | |||
| H. Bradley | Ghulam Muhammad Ali Khan | |||
| A. E. Castle Stuart | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | C. Muttukumaraswami Mudaliyar | |||
| J. Twigg | P. S. Sivaswami Iyer | |||
| V. C. Desikachariar | ||||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1905–1906 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell | |
| Gabriel Stokes | L. A. Govindaraghava Iyer | |||
| G. S. Forbes | K. Vasudeva Aiyangar | |||
| C. J. Weir | M. Krishnan Nair | |||
| R. V. Srinivasa Iyer | Ghulam Muhammad Ali Khan | |||
| J. N. Atkinson | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| A. G. Bourne | C. Muttukumarasami Mudaliyar | |||
| H. Bradley | P. S. Sivasami Iyer | |||
| A. E. Castle Stuart Stuart | V. C. Desikachariar | |||
| J. E. P. Wallis | A. J. Yorke | |||
| J. Twigg | K. R. Guruswami Iyer | |||
| M. Hammick | ||||
| Alexander Gordon Cardew | ||||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1906–1907 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Arthur Lawley | |
| G. S. Forbes | L. A. Govindaraghava Iyer | |||
| M. Hammick | M. Krishnan Nair | |||
| C. J. weir | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| R. V. Srinivasa Iyer | C. Muttukumarasami Mudaliyar | |||
| J. N. Atkinson | P. S. Sivaswami Iyer | |||
| A. E. Castle Stuart Stuart | V. C. Desikachariar | |||
| J. Twigg | K. R. Guruswami Iyer | |||
| H. Bradley | B. Narasimheswara Sarma | |||
| A. G. Cardew | Nawab Mohammad Raza Khan | |||
| V. Bhashyam Aiyangar | Raja Vasudva Raja Valia Nambidi of Kollengode | |||
| T. T. Logan | V. G. Lynn | |||
| P. J. Wilson | ||||
| align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | 1907–1908 | align=left rowspan=13 valign=top | Arthur Lawley | |
| Gabriel Stokes | K. R. Guruswami Iyer | |||
| G. S. Forbes | M. Krishnan Nair | |||
| J. N. Atkinson | B. Narasimheswara Sharma | |||
| R. V. Srinivasa Iyer | Nawab Mohammad Raja Khan | |||
| A. G. Cardew | H. P. Hodgson | |||
| P. J. Wilson | Raja of Kollengode | |||
| J. Twigg | V. G. Lynn | |||
| H. Bradley | V. C. Desikachariar | |||
| J. Andrew | The Zamindar of Kurupam | |||
| C. J. weir | C. K. Srinivasa Rao | |||
| A. G. Bourne | ||||
| P. S. Sivasami Iyer | ||||
| align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | 1908–1909 | align=left rowspan=12 valign=top | Arthur Lawley | |
| George Stuart Forbes | The Zamindar of Kurupam | |||
| M. Hammick | V. Krishnaswami Iyer | |||
| A. G. Bourne | K. R. Guruswami Iyer | |||
| C. J. Weir | M. Krishnan Nair | |||
| R. V. Srinivasa Iyer | B. Narasimheswara Sharma | |||
| P. S. Sivaswami Iyer | Nawab Mohammad Raza Khan | |||
| W. O. Horne | C. E. Abbot | |||
| P. J. Wilson | A. J. Yorke | |||
| R. B. Clegg | Raja of Kollengode | |||
| J. Twigg | P. Thyagaraya Chetty | |||
| P. Kesava Pillai | ||||