M._E._Watts

M. E. Watts

M. E. Watts

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Maurice Emygdius Watts (11 June 1878 – 22 February 1933) was an Indian lawyer, civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1925 to 1929.

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Early life and education

Watts was born on 11 June 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]

Death

Watts died on 22 February 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.

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]

Notes

  1. [1]
    R. Venkoba Rao (1928). Ministers in Indian states, Volume 1. Wednesday Review Press. p. 30.
  2. [2]
    The Law times, Volume 175. 1933. p. 180.
  3. [3]
    Narayani Harigovindan (6 January 2003). "Watt's the matter". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 July 2003.
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