C. Jambulingam Mudaliar CIE (5 December 1857 - 24 January 1906) was an Indian politician and freedom-fighter who served as a civil court judge and member of the Madras Legislative Council. He was one of the foremost leaders of the Indian National Congress in the 1890s.
Early life
Jambulingam studied law and completed his master's in it.India Office List, Pg 531 He started his practice as a Pleader in Cuddalore and gradually emerged as a judge. He was an important member of the Indian National Congress in the 1890s. In 1893, he was elected to the Madras Legislative Council, one of the first members of the Congress to be elected to the assembly.
Career
Jambulingam was appointed Officiating judge of the Madras city civil court on 12 September 1902.India Office List, Pg 80 On 26 June 1902, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire.India Office List, Pg 149India Office List, Pg 162
Indian Independence Movement
Jambulingam participated in the tenth session of the Indian National Congress held at Madras in 1894 in which he moved a resolution demanding investigation into Indian finances by a Select Committee of the House of Commons on 28 December 1894.Besant, Pg 189 He also participated in the eleventh session of the Indian National Congress.Besant, Pg 213 In the fifteenth session of the Congress held at Lucknow, Jambulingam was appointed member of the Indian Congress Committee.Besant, Pg 307
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